subsidence
/ (səbˈsaɪdəns, ˈsʌbsɪdəns) /
the act or process of subsiding or the condition of having subsided
geology the gradual sinking of landforms to a lower level as a result of earth movements, mining operations, etc
Words Nearby subsidence
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
How to use subsidence in a sentence
At every swelling of the wave these flowers increased in splendour, and at every subsidence grew dull again.
Toilers of the Sea | Victor HugoHappily, however, the heavy cloud of sadness has lifted, and we feel the subsidence of waves after a storm.
The Poems of Emma Lazarus | Emma LazarusPuffs of energy had raised high buildings over there; over there an eccentric subsidence had left behind it a slum.
The Women of Tomorrow | William HardAnd at the subsidence of the tide, I could not for the life of me recall a single idea to which verbal embodiment had been given.
Fearing a subsidence of the cliff, they betook themselves to a small schooner lying in the bay.
Yorkshire Painted And Described | Gordon Home
Browse