Definitions for detrition

detrition de·tri·tion

Spelling: [dih-trish-uh n]
IPA: /dɪˈtrɪʃ ən/

Detrition is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 313 anagrams from letters in detrition (deiinortt).

Definitions for detrition

noun

  1. the act of wearing away by rubbing.

Origin of detrition

1665-75; Medieval Latin dētrītiōn- (stem of dētrītiō), equivalent to Latin dētrīt(us) (past participle of dēterere; see detritus) + -iōn- -ion

Examples for detrition

Another is the constant repetition of certain words and phrases which have lost their meaning by detrition and are known to all.

The "Hole" has been made by the detrition and washing out of the shale and the fall of the overlying rock.

Word Value for detrition
Scrable

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Words with friends

11

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