erosion, n.
(erosions)
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(erosions)
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(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
<noun.process> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
eating away eroding erosion wearing wearing away
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chatter mark
ablation
abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition
beach erosion
deflation
planation
soil erosion
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erosion by chemical action
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corroding corrosion erosion
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a gradual decline of something
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erosion
sample sentences
"after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
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condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
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erosion
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