abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition
(noun) erosion by friction
Source: WordNet® 3.1
corrasion (usually uncountable, plural corrasions)
(obsolete) The diminution of wealth, etc, such as through unanticipated expenditure.
The wearing away of surface material.
(geology) Corrading (erosion by abrasion) caused by such as: wind-blown or water-borne sand, stream-borne or glacier-borne stones, or collisions between stones under the influence of seaside breakers.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor*ra"sion (kr-r"zhn), n. Etym: [See Corrade.] (Geol.)
Definition: The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent action of the water.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 May 2024
(noun) acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); “incurring debts is easier than paying them”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
