Detrition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

erosion by friction

the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɔŋɡoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɛtɹˈɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɛtɹˈɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɔŋɡoʊz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

corrasion friction attrition grinding abrasion rubbing

Word Forms

abrade	verb	wear away
attritional	adjective	relating to or caused by attrition
corrade	verb	wear away
grind	verb	reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
frictional	adjective	pertaining to or worked or produced by friction
rub	verb	move over something with pressure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abnutzung

Erosion durch Reibung

🇫🇷French

détrition

érosion par frottement

🇪🇸Spanish

detrición

erosión por fricción

🇮🇹Italian

detriti

erosione per attrito

🇳🇱Dutch

vernieling

erosie door wrijving

🇵🇹Portuguese

desgaste

erosão por fricção

🇷🇺Russian

истощение

эрозия трением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनाश

घर्षण से क्षरण

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষয়

ঘর্ষণ দ্বারা ক্ষয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கெடுதல்

உராய்வு மூலம் அரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నష్టం

రాపిడి ద్వారా కోత

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमान

घर्षण द्वारे धूप

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાન

ઘર્ષણ દ્વારા ધોવાણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾನಿ

ಘರ್ಷಣೆಯಿಂದ ಸವೆತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാശം

ഘർഷണം വഴി മണ്ണൊലിപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੁਕਸਾਨ

ਰਗੜ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਟੌਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقصان

رگڑ سے کٹاؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

损耗

摩擦侵蚀

🇯🇵Japanese

消耗

摩擦による浸食

🇰🇷Korean

마멸

마찰에 의한 침식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tổn hại

xói mòn do ma sát

🇹🇭Thai

การพ่ายแพ้

การกัดเซาะด้วยแรงเสียดทาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerugian

erosi karena gesekan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkasira

pagguho ng alitan

🇲🇾Malay

kemerosotan

hakisan oleh geseran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انحتات

التآكل عن طريق الاحتكاك

🇮🇷Persian

تخریب

فرسایش در اثر اصطکاک

🇹🇷Turkish

yıpranma

sürtünme nedeniyle erozyon

🇮🇱Hebrew

הרס

שחיקה על ידי חיכוך

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The primary meaning of 'detrition' is 'erosion by friction'.

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Using 'detrition' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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