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Detrition vs Ablate - What's the difference?

detrition | ablate |

As a noun detrition

is attrition; erosion by friction.

As a verb ablate is

to remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.

detrition

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • attrition; erosion by friction
  • ablate

    English

    Verb

    (ablat)
  • To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
  • To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.
  • Derived terms

    * ablator

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