detrition
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(noun) effort expended in rubbing one object against another |
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Synonyms: friction, rubbing |
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Related Words: attrition, effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail |
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(noun) the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice |
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Synonyms: abrasion, attrition, grinding |
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Related Words: friction, rubbing |
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(noun) erosion by friction |
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Synonyms: abrasion, attrition, corrasion |
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Related Words: eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away |
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