Look up: attrition

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   Attrition
   Wearing or grinding down of a substance by friction. Dust from such processes contributes to air pollution.
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   Attrition
   Attrition is also known as labour turnover. It is the rate at which workers leave a firm and are replaced by new employees.
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   Attrition
   The wearing away of the surface of a granule, particularly by granule-to-granule interaction.
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   attrition
   [n] - sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation 2. [n] - a wearing down to weaken or destroy 3. [n] - the act of rubbing together
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   Attrition
   the wearing away of tooth structure through normal use (ie. chewing, biting, etc.).
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   attrition
   a gradual wearing down (in war this would mean gradually wearing down the enemy before destroying them, rather than capturing land)
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   Attrition
   A reduction in the number of participants during the course of a study. If more participants withdraw from one group than another group, this can introduce bias and threaten the internal validity of the research
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   attrition
   the wearing down of the monolayer by continual slight impairment,as from winds,microbiology of the reservoir Category: Building industry • the wear of rock particles while being moved about by wind, stream currents, waves, or glaciers. Category: Building industry
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   Attrition
   At·tri'tion noun [ Latin attritio : confer French attrition .] 1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion. « Effected by attrition of the inward stomach. Arbuthnot. » 2. The state of being worn. Johnson. 3. (Theol.) Grief for sin arising only ...
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    attrition
    1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion. 'Effected by attrition of the inward stomach.' (Arbuthnot) ... 2. The state of being worn. ... 3. Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition. ... Origin: L. Attritio: cf. F. Attrition. ... S ...
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    attrition
    noun a wearing down to weaken or destroy; `a war of attrition`
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    attrition
    noun the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
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    attrition
    contrition noun sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
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    Attrition
    `Attrition` may refer to: *physical wear *Attrition (medicine, epidemiology), the loss of participants during an experiment *Attrition (dental), the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth *Attrition (weathering), the wearing away of rocks in the sea *Imperfect contrition, also known as attrition, in Catholic theology *Attrition warfare, the military strategy of wearing down the enemy by continual losses in personnel and...
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    attrition
    (ә-trish´әn) the wearing away of a substance or structure (such as the teeth) in the course of normal use.
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    Attrition
    • (n.) The state of being worn. • (n.) The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion. • (n.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition.
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    attrition
    attrition 1. The action or process of rubbing one thing against another; mutual friction. 2. The action or process of rubbing away, wearing or grinding down, by friction. 3. In military applications, the gradual wearing away of morale and the powers of resistance by persistent attacks. 4. In the workplace, the gradual reduction of the size of a workfor...
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    Attrition
    The decline in employment in a firm or industry that occurs naturally due to workers' quitting or retiring. The pain of shrinking an industry due, say, to trade liberalization is minimized if it can be accomplished through attrition. In the UK, attrition is called natural wastage.
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    attrition
    
    1. erosion by friction
    2. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
    3. sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
    4. a wearing down to weaken or destroy
    5. the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction
    
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