attritorn.

Brit.

/əˈtrʌɪtə/, U.S.

/əˈtraɪdər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin attrīt- , atterere , -or suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin attrīt-, past participial stem of atterere (see attrit v.) + -or suffix. Compare post-classical Latin attritor person who grinds, wears out, or corrodes (12th cent. in a British source; 15th cent. in a continental source).

A thing which wears something down, or rubs or scrapes something away; esp. a tool for grinding.

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the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > loss of material > wearing away > that which

wearer1773

attritor1818

1818 Art of preserving Feet 49 Another with his eradicator, a third with his attritor, all radical cures for corns.

1850 W. Clark in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 6 14 An elastic spring to work the corneous plate or attritor, by the muscular action of the foot and body.

1959 New Scientist 26 Mar. 688/1 The attritor is not recommended for large-scale use, but for difficult grinding jobs involving relatively small quantities.

1983 F. Shafizadeh in E. J. Soltes Wood & Agric. Residues 417 The attritor apparently provides a more efficient grinding mechanism for generating or exposing reactive sites for association with the enzyme.

2007 A. Kwade & J. Schwedes in A. D. Salman et al. Handbk. Powder Technol. 12 254 The attritor was developed for true grinding processes, whereas the sandmill was first used for deagglomeration of pigments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	attritor
释义	attritorn. Brit. /əˈtrʌɪtə/, U.S. /əˈtraɪdər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin attrīt- , atterere , -or suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin attrīt-, past participial stem of atterere (see attrit v.) + -or suffix. Compare post-classical Latin attritor person who grinds, wears out, or corrodes (12th cent. in a British source; 15th cent. in a continental source). A thing which wears something down, or rubs or scrapes something away; esp. a tool for grinding. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > loss of material > wearing away > that which wearer1773 attritor1818 1818 Art of preserving Feet 49 Another with his eradicator, a third with his attritor, all radical cures for corns. 1850 W. Clark in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 6 14 An elastic spring to work the corneous plate or attritor, by the muscular action of the foot and body. 1959 New Scientist 26 Mar. 688/1 The attritor is not recommended for large-scale use, but for difficult grinding jobs involving relatively small quantities. 1983 F. Shafizadeh in E. J. Soltes Wood & Agric. Residues 417 The attritor apparently provides a more efficient grinding mechanism for generating or exposing reactive sites for association with the enzyme. 2007 A. Kwade & J. Schwedes in A. D. Salman et al. Handbk. Powder Technol. 12 254 The attritor was developed for true grinding processes, whereas the sandmill was first used for deagglomeration of pigments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1818
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