Attrition
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
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Senses
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the act of rubbing together
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a wearing down to weaken or destroy
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sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
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erosion by friction
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- abrasioncontritenesscontritioncorrasiondetritiongrinding
- plural
- Attritions
- possessive
- Attrition's
- pluralpossessive
- Attritions'