Definitions for Attrition
əˈtrɪʃ ənat·tri·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detritionnoun

   erosion by friction

2. grinding, abrasion, attrition, detritionnoun

   the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

3. attrition, contrition, contritenessnoun

   sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation

4. attritionnoun

   a wearing down to weaken or destroy

   "a war of attrition"

5. attritionnoun

   the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attritionnoun

   wearing or grinding down by friction

2. attritionnoun

   the gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.

3. attritionnoun

   A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death

4. attritionnoun

   The loss of participants during an experiment

5. attritionnoun

   Imperfect contrition or remorse

6. Etymology: From attritio, from the verb attritus, past participle of atterere, from ad- + terere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attritionnoun

   Etymology: attritio, Lat.

   1. The act of wearing things, by rubbing one against another.

   This vapour, ascending incessantly out of the abyss, and pervading the strata of gravel, and the rest, decays the bones and vegetables lodged in those strata; this fluid, by its continual attrition, fretting the said bodies. John Woodward, Nat. History.

   The change of the aliment is effected by attrition of the inward stomach, and dissolvent liquor assisted with heat. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

   2. [With divines.] Grief for sin, arising only from the fear of punishment; the lowest degree of repentance.

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1. attrition

   Attrition is the process of gradually reducing the strength, effectiveness, or number of something, often due to consistent pressure or stress. In business terms, it often refers to the rate at which employees leave a company over a certain period of time.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attritionnoun

   the act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion

2. Attritionnoun

   the state of being worn

3. Attritionnoun

   grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition

4. Etymology: [L. attritio: cf. F. attrition.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Attrition

   Attrition are an electronic music band, formed in Coventry, England in 1980 by Martin Bowes and Julia Niblock. The band emerged from the experimental post-punk scene of the early 1980s and, along with other groups such as Throbbing Gristle, Coil, Einstürzende Neubauten, and In the Nursery, greatly contributed to the development of industrial music in the UK. Still active 30 years later, Attrition have been a stanchion of darkwave and industrial music, influencing many younger bands in the genres while continuously fine tuning their own distinctive sound.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attrition

   The reduction of the effectiveness of a force caused by loss of personnel and materiel.

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1. attrition

   Song lyrics by attrition -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by attrition on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. • Decrease
   • Friction
   • Sorrow

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1. titration

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Attrition in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Attrition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Attrition in a Sentence

1. Timothee Chalamet:

   It just seemed like something really out of the wheelhouse and for that reason it was terrifying, as every teacher I've had in every drama school I went to says, chase the things that are challenging; your work will be a form of attrition if you keep working on the things you are comfortable with.

2. Thomas Manger:

   Between not being able to put any academy classes through the prior year, with the attrition, the way it's been over the past year, we're now really about 400 officers short of where we need to be and that's a pretty critical issue for us.

3. Greg Sizemore:

   To be very candid, that number is a number that we heard from both our members and others, just an accumulation of' I could use that based on the volume of work,' we have to, because of technology, retirement and attrition. You've got to educate.

4. Beverly Wyse:

   On a per airplane basis, our employee base will come down but we cover that with natural attrition and having temporary workers, contract workers.

5. Kenji Hashimoto:

   Given the number of Envoy pilots flowing through to American each month or leaving due to normal attrition, Envoy will not have the pilots we need to fly our 2015 schedule, Without a cost-effective pilot agreement in place, Envoy will not secure new jets and faces challenges in recruiting new pilots without the promise of a renewed fleet.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Attrition
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Attrition
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Attrition
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Attrition
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Attrition
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf