English-Thai Dictionary

attrition

N การ ถดถอย  ความอ่อนแอ ลง  kan-thod-thoi

 

attrition

N การ ลด ขนาด หรือ จำนวน (แรงงาน  คน  kan-lod-kha-nad-rue-jam-nuan

 

attrition

N การสึกกร่อน (โดยเฉพาะ จาก การ เสียดสี  wearing down friction rubbing buildup kan-suek-kron

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ATTRITION

n. 1. Abrasion; the act of wearing by friction, or rubbing substances together.
The change of aliment is effected by the attrition of the stomach.
2. The state of being worn.
3. With divines, grief for sin arising from fear of punishment; the lowest degree of repentance.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ATTRITION

At *tri "tion, n. Etym: [L. attritio: cf. F. attrition. ]

 

1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion. Effected by attrition of the inward stomach. Arbuthnot.

 

2. The state of being worn. Johnson.

 

3. (Theol.)

 

Defn: Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition. Wallis.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

attrition

at tri tion |əˈtriSHən əˈtrɪʃən | ▶noun 1 the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure: the council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition | the squadron suffered severe attrition of its bombers. • the gradual reduction of a workforce by employees' leaving and not being replaced rather than by their being laid off: with so few retirements since March, the year's attrition was insignificant. • wearing away by friction; abrasion: the skull shows attrition of the edges of the teeth. 2 (in scholastic theology ) sorrow, but not contrition, for sin. DERIVATIVES at tri tion al |-SHənl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 2 ): from late Latin attritio (n- ), from atterere ‘to rub. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

attrition

attrition |əˈtrɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness through sustained attack or pressure: the council is trying to wear down the opposition by attrition | the squadron suffered severe attrition of its bombers. • chiefly N. Amer. & Austral. /NZ the gradual reduction of a workforce by employees leaving and not being replaced rather than by redundancy. • wearing away by friction; abrasion: the skull shows attrition of the edges of the teeth. 2 (in scholastic theology ) sorrow for sin, falling short of contrition. DERIVATIVES attritional adjective ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 2 ): from late Latin attritio (n- ), from atterere ‘to rub ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

attrition

attrition noun 1 the battle would result in further attrition of their already lame naval force: wearing down, wearing away, weakening, debilitation, enfeebling, sapping, attenuation; gradual loss. 2 the skull shows attrition of the teeth: abrasion, friction, erosion, corrosion, corroding, grinding; wearing away, deterioration; rare detrition.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

attrition

attrition noun 1 the strike developed into a bitter war of attrition: wearing down, wearing away, weakening, debilitation, enfeebling, sapping, attenuation; harassment, harrying. 2 the attrition of the edges of the teeth: abrasion, friction, rubbing, chafing, corroding, corrosion, erosion, eating away, grinding, scraping, wearing away, wearing, excoriation, deterioration, damaging; rare detrition.

 

Duden Dictionary

Attritionismus

At tri ti o nis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Attrition i smus |der Attritionismus; Genitiv: des Attritionismus lateinisch-neulateinisch katholisch-theologische Lehre, die besagt, dass die unvollkommene Reue zum Empfang des Bußsakraments genügt; vgl. Kontritionismus

 

French Dictionary

attrition

attrition n. f. nom féminin administration Réduction progressive de l ’effectif d ’une entreprise en raison des départs volontaires des employés.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

attrition

at tri tion /ətrɪ́ʃ (ə )n /名詞 U C ｟かたく ｠1 磨耗, 摩滅 .2 消耗 ▸ a war of attrition 消耗戦 3 ｟主に米 豪 ニュージー ｠(人員の )自然減 .4 〘宗 〙不完全悔悟 （かいご ）.