erosion
Noun
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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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Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind (synset 114542526)
is a type of: environmental condition - the state of the environment
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A gradual decline of something (synset 113497147)
"after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"is a type of: decline, diminution - change toward something smaller or lower
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Erosion by chemical action (synset 113474601)
is a type of: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involvedsubtypes:
- indentation, pitting, roughness - the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
- rust, rusting - the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water
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