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detrition |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: detrition n 1: 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}]
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