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Erosion

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Noun

1. eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

2. erosion

condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

3. erosion

a gradual decline of something

Example Sentences:
'after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors'

4. corroding, corrosion, erosion

erosion by chemical action

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Erosion

see synonyms of erosion
noun
1. 
the wearing away of rocks and other deposits on the earth's surface by the action of water, ice, wind, etc
2. 
the act or process of eroding or the state of being eroded

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Erosion

see synonyms of erosion
noun
an eroding or being eroded

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Erosion

see synonyms of erosion
n.
1. The group of natural processes, including weathering, dissolution, abrasion, corrosion, and transportation, by which material is worn away from the earth's surface.
2. The superficial destruction of bodily tissue by friction, pressure, ulceration, or trauma.
3. The process of eroding or the condition of being eroded: erosion of confidence in the governor; erosion of the value of the dollar.

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