† tersionn.
/ˈtəːʃən/ Obsolete. rare.
The action of wiping.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > wiping > [noun] > act of
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1675 R. Boyle Exper. Mech. Origin Electr. 9 in Exper. & Notes Electr., Another Observation..about these Bodies, is, That they require Tersion as well as Attrition;..weaker Electricks require to be as well wip'd as chaf'd.
1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Tersion, is Wiping or Cleansing the outside of any Body.
1878 Encycl. Brit. VIII. 3/2 He [Boyle] found also that heat and tersion (or the cleaning or wiping of any body) increased its susceptibility of [electric] excitation.]
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