About The Word Erosion

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Erosion

Erosion Meaning & Definition
Erosion Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Erosion?

[n] erosion by chemical action
[n] the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
[n] condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

Synonyms | Synonyms for Erosion: corroding | corrosion | eating away | eroding | wearing | wearing away

Related Terms | Find terms related to Erosion: ablation | abrading | abrasion | abrasive | absorption | abstraction | assimilation | atomization | attrition | breakup | buffing | burning up | burnishing | chafe | chafing | consumption | corroding | corrosion | crumbling | decay | decomposition | decrease | decrement | deduction | degradation | deliquescence | depletion | depreciation | detrition | digestion | dilapidation | disintegration | disjunction | disorganization | dissipation | dissolution | drain | dressing | eating up | erasure | evaporation | exhaustion | expending | expenditure | filing | finishing | fraying | fretting | galling | grazing | grinding | impoverishment | incoherence | ingestion | leakage | limation | loss | polishing | purification | rasping | ravages of time | refinement | removal | resolution | rubbing away | sandblasting | sanding | scouring | scrape | scraping | scratch | scratching | scrub | scrubbing | scuff | shining | shrinkage | smoothing | spending | squandering | subduction | sublation | subtraction | taking away | use | using | using up | wastage | waste | wastefulness | wasting away | wear | wear and tear | wearing | wearing away | wearing down | weathering

See Also | ablation | abrasion | attrition | beach erosion | chatter mark | chemical action | chemical change | chemical process | corrasion | deflation | detrition | environmental condition | geological process | indentation | pitting | planation | roughness | rust | rusting | soil erosion

Erosion In Webster's Dictionary

\E*ro"sion\, n. [L. erosio. See {Erode}.] 1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away. 2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.
\E*ro"sion\, n. The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the coast.

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