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Attrition

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
abrasioncontritenesscontritioncorrasiondetritiongrinding
plural
Attritions
possessive
Attrition's
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Attritions'