erosion
pronunciation
How to pronounce erosion in British English:
UK [ɪˈrəʊʒn]
How to pronounce erosion in American English:
US [ɪˈroʊʒn]
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- Noun:
- (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
- condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
- a gradual decline of something
- erosion by chemical action
Word Origin
- erosion (n.)
- 1540s, from Middle French erosion (16c.), from Latin erosionem (nominative erosio) "a gnawing away," noun of action from past participle stem of erodere "gnaw away" (see erosion). Related: Erosional.
Example
- 1. Some erosion of these ratios is regarded as inevitable .
- 2. Rising sea levels increase coastal erosion and flooding .
- 3. Since then erosion has been the dominant force shaping the appalachians .
- 4. A dragon like rock formation created from thousand years of erosion .
- 5. The second is the long , slow erosion of britain 's manufacturing base .