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e·ro·sion
[i-roh-zhuh
n] Pronunciation Key
[i-roh-zhuh
n] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded. |
| 2. | the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc. |
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| e·ro·sion
(ĭ-rō'zhən) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin ērōsiō, ērōsiōn-, an eating away, from ērōsus, eaten away; see erose.] e·ro'sion·al adj., e·ro'sion·al·ly adv. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
erosion
erosion
1541, from M.Fr. erosion, from L. erosionem (nom. erosio), from erodere "gnaw away," from ex- "away" + rodere "gnaw" (see rodent).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| erosion | |
noun | |
| 1. | (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) |
| 2. | condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind |
| 3. | a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors" |
| 4. | erosion by chemical action [syn: corrosion] |
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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| erosion
(ĭ-rō'zhən) Pronunciation Key
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.
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
erosion
erosion
A type of weathering in which surface soil and rock are worn away through the action of glaciers, water, and wind.
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
erosion e·ro·sion (ĭ-rō'zhən)
n.
- Superficial destruction of a surface by friction, pressure, ulceration, or trauma.
- The wearing away of a tooth by chemical or abrasive action. Also called odontolysis.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Erosion
E*ro"sion\, n. [L. erosio. See Erode.]1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away. 2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.
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Erosion
E*ro"sion\, n. The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the coast.
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