Main entry: attrition
Definition: the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
Main entry: attrition
Definition: a wearing down to weaken or destroy
Usage: a war of attrition
Main entry: contriteness, contrition, attrition
Definition: sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
Main entry: grinding, detrition, abrasion, attrition
Definition: the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Main entry: abrasion, attrition, detrition, corrasion
Definition: erosion by friction