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 Definitions of erosion  [ɪˈroʊ ʒən]  

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Definition of 'erosion' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'erosion' Princeton's WordNet 

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


Definition of 'erosion' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) erosion
the act or operation of eroding or eating away

2. (noun) erosion
the state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker


Translation of 'erosion' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

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.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: erosie Arabic flag Arabic: تأكُّل، تآكُل، تَعْرِيَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: ерозия
Brazilian flag Brazilian: erosão Czech flag Czech: eroze German flag German: die Erosion
Danish flag Danish: erosion; udhulning Greek flag Greek: διάβρωση Spanish flag Spanish: erosión
Estonian flag Estonian: erosioon Farsi flag Farsi: فرسایش Finnish flag Finnish: eroosio
French flag French: érosion Hebrew flag Hebrew: שְׁחִיקָה Hindi flag Hindi: कटाव, क्षरण
Croatian flag Croatian: erozija Hungarian flag Hungarian: erózió Indonesian flag Indonesian: pengikisan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: veðrun, eyðing, uppblástu Italian flag Italian: erosione Japanese flag Japanese: 腐 [] 食
Korean flag Korean: 부식 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: erozija Latvian flag Latvian: erozija
Malay flag Malay: pengikisan Dutch flag Dutch: erosie Norwegian flag Norwegian: erosjon, nedbryting
Polish flag Polish: erozja Persian flag Persian: فرسایش Pashto flag Pashto: دتوږنې عمليه، داحتكال عمل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: erosão Romanian flag Romanian: eroziune Russian flag Russian: эрозия
Slovak flag Slovak: erózia Slovenian flag Slovenian: erozija Serbian flag Serbian: erozija
Swedish flag Swedish: frätning, nötning, erosio Thai flag Thai: การกัดกร่อน Turkish flag Turkish: aşın(dır)ma, erozyon
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 侵蝕 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: ерозія; роз'їдання Urdu flag Urdu: گھسنے ، ریجھنے کا عمل
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự xói mòn; sự ăn mòn Chinese flag Chinese: 侵蚀

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