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Summary

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attrition:
- Wiktionary:
  attrition → Abrasion
- Synonyms for "attrition":
  abrasion; corrasion; detrition; erosion; eroding; eating away; wearing; wearing away
  grinding; friction; rubbing
  contrition; contriteness; sorrow; regret; rue; ruefulness
  decrease; lessening; drop-off
  detrition

English

Detailed Translations for attrition from English to German

attrition:

Translation Matrix for attrition:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	abrasion; contriteness; contrition; corrasion; detrition; grinding

Synonyms for "attrition":

abrasion; corrasion; detrition; erosion; eroding; eating away; wearing; wearing away
grinding; friction; rubbing
contrition; contriteness; sorrow; regret; rue; ruefulness
decrease; lessening; drop-off
detrition

Related Definitions for "attrition":

the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction¹
a wearing down to weaken or destroy¹
- a war of attrition¹
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation¹
the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice¹
erosion by friction¹

Wiktionary Translations for attrition:

attrition

noun

Technik: das Abtragen von Material durch Schleifen, Scheuern oder Strahlen
- Abrasion → abrasion; attrition

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