plural of attriter

One who, or that which, attrites. / (linguistics) One who has lost certain abilities in a language by learning and using a different language.

Able to undergo attrition.

The ability to undergo attrition.

Constant harassment, abuse, or attack or through the use of a blockade.

plural of war of attrition

A prolonged war in which the warring sides try to defeat their opponents by wearing them out. / A situation in which opponents try to overcome each other by wearing them out

(archaeology, paleontology) The process by which individuals in a population die off one by one from a variety of causes (rather than in large numbers as part of a single event).

A type of selection bias in statistical analysis, caused by loss of participants (attrition) in the course of a study; the subjects that do not run into completion of the study may differ systematically of those who do.

Causing or relating to attrition.