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attrition meaning in Tamil

பணியாளர் அகல்வு

/əˈtɹɪʃn̩/US/əˈtɹɪʃən/

attrition in Tamil: பணியாளர் அகல்வு, பணியாளர் விலகுதல், உரசல், மாதி உடைதல். In English, attrition means grinding down or wearing away by friction.

Tamil words for attrition

பணியாளர் அகல்வு, பணியாளர் விலகுதல், உரசல், மாதி உடைதல், உராய்வுத் தேய்மானம், சிராய்ப்பு

English meaning of attrition

  1. noun Grinding down or wearing away by friction.
  2. noun The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.
  3. noun A gradual reduction in number.
  4. noun A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.

Full definition of attrition

attrition in a sentence

  • attritioned teeth; attritioned rock
  • The cohort of one hundred students had attritioned to sixty by the end of secondary school.

Synonyms of attrition

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Questions about attrition in Tamil

What is the meaning of attrition in Tamil?
Attrition in Tamil is பணியாளர் அகல்வு, பணியாளர் விலகுதல், உரசல், மாதி உடைதல்.
attrition என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Attrition: பணியாளர் அகல்வு, பணியாளர் விலகுதல், உரசல், மாதி உடைதல்.
What does attrition mean in English?
Attrition means grinding down or wearing away by friction.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: attrition (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: attrition (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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