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Definition of detrition in English: detritionnoun dɪˈtrɪʃ(ə)ndəˈtriSH(ə)n mass nounrare The action of wearing something away by friction. Example sentencesExamples - The bones show no appearance of detrition; the largest numbers and those in the finest condition are found at a distance from the rivers; and, farther, their numbers decrease as we go farther south.
- The intention of the policy is to protect the roading network from premature structural detrition and procedures for loadings are set out.
- However, the manuscript also contains the visual information which was recorded unintentionally; for example, details of characters appeared during the writing or details determined by used materials, detrition, damage, and repairs.
- Accurate reproduction of shadow masks is achieved with minimized detrition of the tooling.
- It is an object of the invention to provide a corrosion-resistant and weldable nickel alloy in which locally uneven corrosional detrition is avoided.
Synonyms wearing away, abrasion, scraping away, grinding down, crumbling, wear and tear, weathering, dissolving, dissolution
Origin Late 17th century: from medieval Latin detritio(n-), from detri-, stem of deterere 'wear away'. Definition of detrition in US English: detritionnoundəˈtriSH(ə)n rare The action of wearing something away by friction. Example sentencesExamples - The intention of the policy is to protect the roading network from premature structural detrition and procedures for loadings are set out.
- The bones show no appearance of detrition; the largest numbers and those in the finest condition are found at a distance from the rivers; and, farther, their numbers decrease as we go farther south.
- However, the manuscript also contains the visual information which was recorded unintentionally; for example, details of characters appeared during the writing or details determined by used materials, detrition, damage, and repairs.
- It is an object of the invention to provide a corrosion-resistant and weldable nickel alloy in which locally uneven corrosional detrition is avoided.
- Accurate reproduction of shadow masks is achieved with minimized detrition of the tooling.
Synonyms wearing away, abrasion, scraping away, grinding down, crumbling, wear and tear, weathering, dissolving, dissolution
Origin Late 17th century: from medieval Latin detritio(n-), from detri-, stem of deterere ‘wear away’. |