AttritionWordNet Explorer

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noun

effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

noun

a change downward

noun

sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

Words in this synset: contrition, contriteness
noun

sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

noun

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

Words in this synset: grinding, abrasion, detrition
noun

the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

noun

erosion by friction

Words in this synset: abrasion, corrasion, detrition
noun

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

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