attrition
61attrition rate — noun the rate of shrinkage in size or number • Syn: ↑rate of attrition • Hypernyms: ↑rate …
62attrition — The reduction of the effectiveness of a force caused by loss of personnel and materiel …
63attrition — n. [L. ad, toward; tritus, rub] A rubbing out or grinding down by friction …
64attrition — noun a) wearing or grinding down by friction b) the gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource. Ant: accretion …
65attrition — a process of erosion where the collisions between parts of the load lead to comminution …
66attrition — The wearing away of rocks by friction [16] …
67attrition — Synonyms and related words: abatement, ablation, abrasion, abrasive, absorption, apologies, assimilation, atomization, attenuation, ayenbite of inwit, beating, bitterness, blunting, brecciation, buffing, burning up, burnishing, chafe, chafing,… …
68Attrition — Sjælsuro, anger, slitage …
69Attrition — At|tri|ti|on 〈f.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; kath. Kirche〉 die noch nicht vollkommene, nur aus Furcht vor Strafe empfundene Reue; Ggs.: Kontrition [Etym.: <lat. attritio; zu atterere »anfassen, berühren«] …
70Attrition — At|tri|ti|on die; , en <aus lat. attritio »Abreibung«, mlat. »Zerknirschung«> noch nicht vollkommene, nur aus Furcht vor Strafe empfundene Reue; Ggs. ↑Kontrition …
