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erosion
[ih-roh-zhuhn]
noun
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.
the gradual decline or disintegration of something.
Each candidate is blaming the other’s party for the erosion of international trade.
erosion
/ ɪˈəʊə /
noun
the wearing away of rocks and other deposits on the earth's surface by the action of water, ice, wind, etc
the act or process of eroding or the state of being eroded
erosion
The gradual wearing away of land surface materials, especially rocks, sediments, and soils, by the action of water, wind, or a glacier. Usually erosion also involves the transport of eroded material from one place to another, as from the top of a mountain to an adjacent valley, or from the upstream portion of a river to the downstream portion.
erosion
A type of weathering in which surface soil and rock are worn away through the action of glaciers, water, and wind.
Other 51Թ Forms
- erosional adjective
- antierosion adjective
- ˈDz adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The changes are said by critics to "risk further contributing to the erosion of the FIA's reputation for competent and transparent governance" under president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
According to the Ranger, nursing staff in England have endured "over a decade of pay erosion", which has resulted in "skyrocketing" numbers of nurses quitting.
With no beach left because of coastal erosion it was at risk of being swept away by the sea.
America’s experience with the erosion of democratic beliefs and experiences is quite common at the level of everyday practice.
Twenty years earlier, two progressive constitutional law scholars reacted to an increasingly conservative Supreme Court’s erosion of the Warren Court’s pro-criminal defendant Miranda v.
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