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detrition

noun

Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

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Word length
9
Starts with
D
Ends with
N
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
10

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noun

  1. Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

noun

  1. The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

noun

  1. Erosion by friction

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Synonyms

frictionrubbinggrindingabrasionattritioncorrasion

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