Meaning of DETRITION
| Pronunciation: | | di'trishun
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- [n] effort expended in rubbing one object against another
- [n] the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
- [n] erosion by friction
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| | Synonyms: | | abrasion, abrasion, attrition, attrition, corrasion, friction, grinding, rubbing |
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| | See Also: | | attrition, eating away, effort, elbow grease, eroding, erosion, exertion, friction, rubbing, sweat, travail, wearing, wearing away | |
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| | Definition: | | \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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