DETRITION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

Synonyms:

detrition; friction; rubbing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("detrition" is a kind of...):

effort; elbow grease; exertion; sweat; travail (use of physical or mental energy; hard work)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "detrition"):

attrition (the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction)

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

abrasion; attrition; detrition; grinding

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("detrition" is a kind of...):

friction; rubbing (the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another)

Meaning:

Erosion by friction

Synonyms:

abrasion; attrition; corrasion; detrition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("detrition" is a kind of...):

eating away; eroding; erosion; wearing; wearing away ((geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))