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Noun Concept

Categories: Geological process stubs, Erosion, Geomorphology stubs, Acquired tooth pathology

abrasion attrition corrasion detrition dental attrition

Erosion by friction WordNet 3.0

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Erosion by friction WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Corrasion is a geomorphological term for the process of mechanical erosion of the earth's surface caused when materials are transported across it by running water, waves, glaciers, wind or gravitational movement downslope. Wikipedia

Dental attrition is a type of tooth wear caused by tooth-to-tooth contact, resulting in loss of tooth tissue, usually starting at the incisal or occlusal surfaces. Wikipedia

Loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from opposing teeth Wikipedia Disambiguation

Loss of tooth substance caused by tooth-to-tooth contact Wikidata

The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. Wiktionary

Geology: effect of mechanical erosion of rock. Wiktionary (translation)

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. Wiktionary

Attrition; erosion by friction. Wiktionary

Attrition, erosion by friction. Wiktionary (translation)

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Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

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oral and maxillofacial surgery