Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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attrition | Yes | No | No | No |
erosion | Yes | No | No | No |
attrition (noun) | erosion (noun) |
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the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction | (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively |
a wearing down to weaken or destroy | erosion by chemical action |
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation | a gradual decline of something |
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice | condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind |
erosion by friction |