erosion
The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a…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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» There is erosion against the intellect.
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Examples
22 sentencesThere is erosion against the intellect.
Because of erosion, the trail is rocky and deep.
Plants in the environment help slow down the process of erosion.
Meaning
8 senses(uncountable)The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
Erosion
эро́зияerózija
еро́зіяerózija
(countable, uncountable)A shallow ulceration or lesion, usually involving skin or epithelial tissue.
(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
More meanings 5
(uncountable)The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.
Erosion
(uncountable)Destruction by abrasive action of fluids.
Erosion
(countable, uncountable)One of two fundamental operations in morphological image processing from which all other morphological operations are derived.
(countable, uncountable)Loss of tooth enamel due to non-bacteriogenic chemical processes.
Erosion
(countable, uncountable)In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊖); see Erosion (morphology).
- (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
- condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
- a gradual decline of something
- erosion by chemical action
Origin
From Middle French erosion, from Latin ērōsiō (“eating away”), derived from ērōdō.From Middle French erosion, from Latin ērōsiō (“eating away”), derived from ērōdō.
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Forms
plural: erosionsSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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