Attrition
21attrition — at|tri|tion [ ə trıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) a reduction in size, numbers, or strength: attrition rate/rate of attrition: Fifty volunteers left in the first year, a surprisingly high attrition rate. 2. ) a deliberate gradual reduction in the number… …
22attrition — UK [əˈtrɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) formal the process of making an enemy physically and mentally weaker by continuously attacking them war of attrition: Since 1985 they had been fighting a bloody war of attrition with hundreds of… …
23attrition — noun Etymology: Latin attrition , attritio, from atterere to rub against, from ad + terere to rub more at throw Date: 14th century 1. [Middle English attricioun, from Medieval Latin attrition , attritio, from Latin] sorrow for one s sins that… …
24attrition — [[t]ətrɪ̱ʃ(ə)n[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them. [FORMAL] The rebels have declared a cease fire in their war of attrition against the government. 2) N… …
25attrition — attritional, adj. attritive /euh truy tiv/, adj. /euh trish euhn/, n. 1. a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength: Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away. 2. a wearing down or weakening of… …
26attrition — n. wearing away; rubbing or scraping; Theology, incomplete repentance due to fear of punishment. ♦ war of attrition, campaign of wearing down enemy s morale and resistance. ♦ attritive, a. causing attrition. ♦ attritional, pertaining… …
27ATTRITION — s. f. T. de Physique. L action de deux corps durs qui s usent par un frottement mutuel. C est par l attrition que l on aiguise, que l on polit les métaux. Il signifie, en Théologie, Regret d avoir offensé Dieu, causé par la crainte des peines.… …
28ATTRITION — n. f. T. de Physique Action de deux corps durs qui s’usent par un frottement mutuel. C’est par l’attrition que l’on aiguise, que l’on polit les métaux. En termes de Théologie, il signifie Regret d’avoir offensé Dieu, causé par la crainte des… …
29attrition — 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 …
30attrition — at|tri|tion [əˈtrıʃən] n [U] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: attritio, from atterere to rub against , from ad to + terere to rub ] 1.) the process of gradually destroying your enemy or making them weak by attacking them continuously ▪ a …
