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erosion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | eating away, eroding, wearing, wearing away |
| Type of | geologic process, geological process |
| Has types | soil erosion, ablation, attrition, beach erosion, chatter mark, corrasion, deflation, detrition, planation, abrasion |
| Derivation | erode |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | corroding, corrosion |
| Type of | chemical process, chemical change, chemical action |
| Has types | rust, indentation, pitting, roughness, rusting |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | diminution, decline |
after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors.
erosion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | environmental condition |
| Derivation | erode |
Examples of erosion
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Geese eat grass around a ponds edge creating bare spots that cause bank erosion.
From the kansas.com
The acids from these fruits, howvere, remain on the teeth to cause acid erosion.
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Fish and Game still scrutinizes logging roads, often the source of most erosion.
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They also document the erosion of riverbanks and measure the speed of the river.
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To stop sales erosion, Tiffany has reduced its workforce and new-store openings.
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Nigeria's booth has photos of gully erosion it says is caused by global warming.
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The data continue to reflect erosion in the labor market, says Action Economics.
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Along with the loss of the streams has been an increase of erosion and flooding.
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As the erosion worsens, a city crew patches the holes with asphalt, Miller said.
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- (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
- Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
- A gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
- Corrosion: erosion by chemical action
- (erode) become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded"
- (erode) remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces"
- Erosion is the process of weathering and transport of solids (sediment, soil, rock and other particles) in the natural environment or their source and deposits them elsewhere. ...
- Bridge scour is the removal of sediment such as sand and rocks from around bridge abutments or piers. Scour, caused by swiftly moving water, can scoop out scour holes, compromising the integrity of the bridge.
- Acid erosion, also known as dental erosion, is the irreversible loss of tooth structure due to chemical dissolution by acids not of bacterial origin. ...
