This is a simple tri-tip rub recipe straight from a barbeque in Santa Maria..
-ation. suffix forming nouns. 1. indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result Compare-ion, -tion: arbitration; cogitation; hibernation; moderation. [from Latin -ÄtiÅn-, suffix of abstract nouns, from -Ätus-ate 1 + -iÅn-ion].
Meaning: The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice. Classified under: Nouns denoting natural phenomena. Synonyms: detrition; attrition; abrasion; grinding. Hypernyms (attrition is a kind of...): friction; rubbing (the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another)