attrition has definitions from the fields of physics,geology
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[ noun ] a wearing down to weaken or destroy

Examples

"a war of attrition"

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decrease

2
[ noun ] sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

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sorrow

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[ noun ] (physics) the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

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friction abrade

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[ noun ] (geology) erosion by friction

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erosion abrade

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[ noun ] the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction

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friction

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