About The Word Detrition
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Detrition
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What's The Definition Of Detrition?
[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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Detrition: abrasion | abrasion | attrition | attrition | corrasion | friction | grinding | rubbing Related Terms | Find terms related to Detrition: See Also | attrition | eating away | effort | elbow grease | eroding | erosion | exertion | friction | rubbing | sweat | travail | wearing | wearing away Detrition In Webster's Dictionary \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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