Erosion by friction

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Corrasion is a geomorphological term for the process of mechanical erosion of the earth's surface caused when materials are transported across it by running water, waves, glaciers, wind or gravitational movement downslope. An example is the wearing away ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. erosion by friction [syn: abrasion , attrition , detrition ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Corrasion \Cor*ra"sion\ (k?r-r?"zh?n), n. [See Corrade .] (Geol.) The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent action of the water.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 wear caused by wind-blown or water-borne sand 2 wear caused by stream-borne or glacier-borne stones 3 wear caused by collisions between stones under the influence of seaside breakers