attrition meaning
EN[əˈtɹɪʃən] [-ɪʃən]WAttrition
- Attrition may refer to the gradual reduction of the size of a workforce by not replacing personnel lost through retirement or resignation
- Attrition warfare, the military strategy of wearing down the enemy by continual losses in personnel and matériel
- Loss of personnel by Withdrawal (military)
- Attrition (medicine, epidemiology), the loss of participants during an experiment
- Attrition (dental), the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth
- Attrition (erosion), the wearing away of rocks in the sea
FR attrition
- NounPLattritionsSUF-tion
- Wearing or grinding down by friction.
- The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.
- (human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.
- (sciences) The loss of participants during an experiment.
- (theology) Imperfect contrition or remorse.
- (dentistry) The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
- (linguistics) The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.
- Wearing or grinding down by friction.
Definition of attrition in English Dictionary
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- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Singularia tantum
- Uncountable nouns
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- fr attrition
- en attritions
- fr attritions
- en attritional
- en attritionary
Source: Wiktionary