erosion

1. (uncountable)The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.

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   эро́зияerózija

   еро́зіяerózija

2. (uncountable)The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.

   Erosion

3. (figuratively, uncountable)The gradual loss of something as a result of an ongoing process.

   the erosion of a person's trust

   trademark erosion, caused by everyday use of the trademarked term

   a gradual decline of something

4. (uncountable)Destruction by abrasive action of fluids.

   Erosion

   erosion by chemical action

5. (countable, uncountable)One of two fundamental operations in morphological image processing from which all other morphological operations are derived.

6. (countable, uncountable)Loss of tooth enamel due to non-bacteriogenic chemical processes.

   Erosion

7. (countable, uncountable)A shallow ulceration or lesion, usually involving skin or epithelial tissue.

8. (countable, uncountable)In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊖); see Erosion (morphology).

1. There is erosion against the intellect.

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2. Because of erosion, the trail is rocky and deep.

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3. Plants in the environment help slow down the process of erosion.

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4. The legislator talked at length with his constituents about beach erosion.

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5. China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and urbanization.

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