eroding
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(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) (synset 113496741)
referred to in: geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocksis a type of: geologic process, geological process - (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modifiedsubtypes:
- chatter mark - marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier
- ablation - the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
- abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition - erosion by friction
- beach erosion - the erosion of beaches
- deflation - (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind
- planation - the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced
- soil erosion - the washing away of soil by the flow of water
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