attritional

Definition of Attritional in English :

1. attritional

relating to or caused by attrition

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Attritional

noun

1.

the act of wearing away or the state of being worn away, as by friction

2.

constant wearing down to weaken or destroy (often in the phrase war of attrition)

3. Also called: natural wastage

a decrease in the size of the workforce of an organization achieved by not replacing employees who retire or resign

4. geography

the grinding down of rock particles by friction during transportation by water, wind, or ice

Compare abrasion (sense 3), corrasion

5. theology

sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation, esp as contrasted with contrition, which arises purely from love of God

noun

1.

the act or process of wearing away or grinding down by friction

2.

any gradual wearing or weakening, esp. to the point of exhaustion

a siege is a battle of attrition

3.

loss of personnel in an organization in the normal course of events, as by retirement

4. Theology

repentance that is not perfect because not prompted solely by sorrow for having offended God

n.

1. A rubbing away or wearing down by friction.

2.

a. A gradual reduction in number or strength because of stress or military action.

b. A gradual reduction in personnel or membership because of resignation, retirement, or death, often viewed in contrast to reduction from layoffs.

3. Roman Catholic Church Repentance for sin motivated by fear of punishment rather than by love of God.