transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈtri-shən, a- ]
noun
Etymology: Latin attrition-, attritio, from atterere to rub against, from ad- + terere to rub — more at throw
Date: 14th century
1.
[Middle English attricioun, from Medieval Latin attrition-, attritio, from Latin]
: sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
2. : the act of rubbing together : friction ; also : the act of wearing or grinding down by friction
3. : the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack
a war of attrition
4. : a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation, retirement, or death
a company with a high rate of attrition
• at·tri·tion·al -ˈtri-sh(ə-)n ə l adjective