What is "detrition"

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).

n. attrition; erosion by friction

1. n. erosion by friction [syn: abrasion, attrition, corrasion]

2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: grinding, abrasion, attrition]

3. effort expended in rubbing one object against another [syn: friction, rubbing]