трение — meaning in English

English meaning

• abrasion noun A scraped area of skin where the surface has been rubbed or scratched off.
• attrition noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
• friction noun The resistance created when one surface rubs against another.

Senses

трение is used for these senses in English:

• abrasion The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
• attrition Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
• friction The rubbing of one object or surface against another.
• friction (physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact.

abrasion — full definition

1. noun A scraped area of skin where the surface has been rubbed or scratched off.
2. noun The gradual wearing away of a surface caused by friction or rubbing.

attrition — full definition

1. noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
2. noun The physical wearing away of a surface by friction or grinding.

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