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Meaning of detrition

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  detrition
      n 1: erosion by friction [syn: {abrasion}, {attrition},
           {corrasion}, {detrition}]
      2: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water
         or wind or ice [syn: {grinding}, {abrasion}, {attrition},
         {detrition}]
      3: effort expended in moving one object over another with
         pressure [syn: {friction}, {detrition}, {rubbing}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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