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Effort expended in rubbing one object against another
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detrition
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. attrition; erosion by friction
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Detrition \De*tri"tion\, n. [LL. detritio. See Detriment .] A wearing off or away. Phonograms which by process long-continued detrition have reached a step of extreme simplicity. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. erosion by friction [syn: abrasion , attrition , corrasion ] the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: grinding , abrasion , attrition ] effort expended in rubbing one object against another [syn: friction , rubbing ...