Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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wearing away | Yes | No | No | No |
detrition | Yes | No | No | No |
wearing away (noun) | detrition (noun) |
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(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 |