wearing+away
31lessening — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. decreasing, declining, waning, ebbing, dropping, diminishing, abating, slowing, dwindling, sinking, sagging, subsiding, moderating, slackening, ebbing, lowering, shrinking, drying up, shriveling up, depreciating,… …
32Comanche — For other uses, see Comanche (disambiguation). Comanche Comanche portraits Total population 14,700[1] …
33Erosion — An erosion is an eating away of a surface. ( Erodere in Latin means to eat out.) For example, a skin erosion is a loss of part or all of the epidermis (the outer layer) leaving a denuded surface. For another example, tooth erosion is a gradual… …
34detrition — A wearing away by use or friction. [L. de tero, pp. tritus, to rub off] * * * de·tri·tion di trish ən n a wearing off or away * * * n. the process of wearing away solid bodies (e.g. bones) by friction or use. * * * de·tri·tion (de trishґən)… …
35eroding — noun (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) • Syn: ↑erosion, ↑eating away, ↑wearing, ↑wearing away • Derivationally related forms: ↑wear away ( …
36attrition — 1. Wearing away by friction or rubbing. 2. In dentistry, physiological loss of tooth structure caused by the abrasive character of food or from bruxism. Cf.:abrasion. [L. at tero, pp. tritus, to rub against, rub away] * * * at·tri·tion ə trish ən …
37decrease — Synonyms and related words: abate, abatement, abbreviate, abbreviation, ablate, ablation, abrade, abridge, abstract, allay, alleviate, apportion, astriction, astringency, attrition, bate, be eaten away, bottleneck, calibrate, calibrated, cervix,… …
38wear — Synonyms and related words: abate, abide, ablate, ablation, about ship, abrade, abrase, abrasion, abrasive, act a part, affect, apparel, array, assume, atomization, attire, attrition, back and fill, bark, bate, be dressed in, be eaten away, be… …
39erosion — I noun abrasion, attrition, breakdown, consumption, crumbling, decay, decrease, decrement, deterioration, detrition, diminishment, diminution, disappearance, disintegration, dissolution, gradual eating away, gradual wearing away, grinding,… …
40ablation — Synonyms and related words: abrasion, abrasive, absorption, abstraction, assimilation, atomization, attrition, breakup, buffing, burning up, burnishing, chafe, chafing, consumption, corrosion, crumbling, decay, decomposition, decrease, decrement …
