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eating away vs detrition

detrition vs eating away

eating away and detrition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eating away Yes No No No
detrition Yes No No No
As nouns, detrition is a hyponym of eating away; that is, detrition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eating away:
  • eating away: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
  • detrition: erosion by friction
eating away (noun) detrition (noun)
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
erosion by friction
Difference between eating away and detrition

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