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Detrition

Detrition Meaning & Definition
Detrition Definition And Meaning

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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