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Erosion

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 \Ero"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. \Ero"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.

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

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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