erosion
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erosion (ɪˈrəʊʒən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| e'rosive | |
| —adj | |
| e'rosional | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
erosion
1540s, from M.Fr. erosion, from L. erosionem (nom. erosio), from erodere "gnaw away," from ex- "away" + rodere "gnaw" (see rodent).
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Medical Dictionary
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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Science Dictionary
| 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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Cultural Dictionary
erosion definition
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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Example sentences
These changes contributed to the erosion of riverbanks and a decline in wetland species.
Most of the sediment making up a beach is supplied by rivers or by the erosion of highlands adjacent to the coast.
They protect the beaches from erosion during tropical storms.
The crazy looking legs surrounding the impact are mostly due to erosion of different rock layers.
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