Detrition (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Friction
• Rubbing

Hypernyms

• Effort
• Travail
• Exertion
• Sweat

Hyponyms

• Attrition

Meaning ²

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

Classification

Nouns denoting natural phenomena.

Synonyms

• Grinding
• Attrition
• Abrasion

Hypernyms

• Friction
• Rubbing

Meaning ³

Erosion by friction.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Attrition
• Abrasion
• Corrasion

Hypernyms

• Eroding
• Wearing Away
• Eating Away
• Erosion