DETRITION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does detrition mean? 

• DETRITION (noun)
  The noun DETRITION has 3 senses:

1. erosion by friction

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

3. effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

  Familiarity information: DETRITION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DETRITION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Erosion by friction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

abrasion; attrition; corrasion; detrition

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))

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

abrasion; attrition; detrition; grinding

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

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

detrition; friction; rubbing

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)