adhesion vs attrit

adhesion

noun
  • Persistent attachment or loyalty. 

  • An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process. 

  • The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance. 

  • An agreement to adhere. 

  • The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate. 

  • The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc. 

attrit

noun
  • One who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves a company; a termed employee. 

verb
  • To be reduced in quantity through attrition. 

  • To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower. 

  • To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out. 

  • To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition. 

How often have the words adhesion and attrit occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )