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1. (n.) erosion
the act or process of eroding.
2. erosion
the state of being eroded.
3. erosion
the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
Etymology: (1535–45; < L ērōsiō. See erode , -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
2. (noun) erosion
condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
3. (noun) erosion
a gradual decline of something
"after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
4. (noun) corrosion, corroding, erosion
erosion by chemical action
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) erosion
the act or operation of eroding or eating away
2. (noun) erosion
the state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker
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Sense: to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually
Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.
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 Afrikaans: erosie |
 Arabic: تأكُّل، تآكُل، تَعْرِيَه |
 Bulgarian: ерозия |
 Brazilian: erosão |
 Czech: eroze |
 German: die Erosion |
 Danish: erosion; udhulning |
 Greek: διάβρωση |
 Spanish: erosión |
 Estonian: erosioon |
 Farsi: فرسایش |
 Finnish: eroosio |
 French: érosion |
 Hebrew: שְׁחִיקָה |
 Hindi: कटाव, क्षरण |
 Croatian: erozija |
 Hungarian: erózió |
 Indonesian: pengikisan |
 Icelandic: veðrun, eyðing, uppblástu |
 Italian: erosione |
 Japanese: 腐 [] 食 |
 Korean: 부식 |
 Lithuanian: erozija |
 Latvian: erozija |
 Malay: pengikisan |
 Dutch: erosie |
 Norwegian: erosjon, nedbryting |
 Polish: erozja |
 Persian: فرسایش |
 Pashto: دتوږنې عمليه، داحتكال عمل |
 Portuguese: erosão |
 Romanian: eroziune |
 Russian: эрозия |
 Slovak: erózia |
 Slovenian: erozija |
 Serbian: erozija |
 Swedish: frätning, nötning, erosio |
 Thai: การกัดกร่อน |
 Turkish: aşın(dır)ma, erozyon |
 Taiwanese: 侵蝕 |
 Ukrainian: ерозія; роз'їдання |
 Urdu: گھسنے ، ریجھنے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự xói mòn; sự ăn mòn |
 Chinese: 侵蚀 |
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