EROSION
Definition:
- [noun] (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
Synonyms: eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away - [noun] condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
- [noun] a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
- [noun] erosion by chemical action
Synonyms: corrosion, corroding
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Related Words:
- chatter mark
- ablation
- abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition
- beach erosion
- deflation
- planation
- soil erosion
- pitting, roughness, indentation
- rust, rusting
