detrition
English Thesaurus
1. effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | attrition, |
| definition | : | the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction (noun.act) |
2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | friction, rubbing, |
| definition | : | the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another (noun.phenomenon) |
3. erosion by friction (noun.process)
4. effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure (noun.act)
| derivation | : | rub, |
| definition | : | move over something with pressure (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | frictional, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or worked or produced by friction (adj.pert) |
5. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | attritional, |
| definition | : | relating to or caused by attrition (adj.pert) |
6. erosion by friction (noun.process)
| derivation | : | attritional, |
| definition | : | relating to or caused by attrition (adj.pert) |
7. effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure (noun.act)
| derivation | : | rub, |
| definition | : | move over something with pressure (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | frictional, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or worked or produced by friction (adj.pert) |
8. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice (noun.phenomenon)
| derivation | : | attritional, |
| definition | : | relating to or caused by attrition (adj.pert) |
9. erosion by friction (noun.process)
| derivation | : | attritional, |
| definition | : | relating to or caused by attrition (adj.pert) |
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