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erosive

[ ih-roh-siv ]

adjective

  1. serving to erode; causing erosion.


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Other Words From

  • e·rosive·ness e·ro·sivi·ty noun
  • anti·e·rosive adjective
  • none·rosive adjective
  • une·rosive adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of erosive1

1820–30; < Latin ērōs ( us ) ( erose ) + -ive

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Example Sentences

Of course, these same erosive forces continue to shape Arches today.

Vast portions of the mountain have already been carried away by the erosive forces of ice and running water.

They often occur in cavities which have been formed by the erosive action of acidulated water, in the way described in pars.

These secondary domes have been eaten away by erosive agencies in varying degrees.

The mesas of Arizona, the earth sculpture of the Grand Canyon remain as monuments to the erosive forces which produced them.

The erosive energy of the latter was diffused over a wide field of sunken, boulder-like domes and ridges.

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