detrusion
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- detrusive adjective
Etymology
Origin of detrusion
1610–20; < Late Latin dētrūsiōn- (stem of dētrūsiō ) a thrusting down, equivalent to Latin dētrūs ( us ) (past participle of dētrūdere; detrude ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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In this case it would be shearing along the grain, sometimes called detrusion.
From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William
The various strains, to which the materials of a bridge are subjected—are compression, extension and detrusion.
From Instructions on Modern American Bridge Building by Tower, G. B. N. (George Bates Nichols)
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