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Synonyms for erosion
ɪˈroʊ ʒənero·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing awaynoun
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
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eating away, wear, wearing, corroding, wearing away, corrosion, erodingerosionnoun
condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
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eating away, corrosion, wearing, wearing away, eroding, corrodingerosionnoun
a gradual decline of something
"after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
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eating away, corrosion, wearing, wearing away, eroding, corrodingcorrosion, corroding, erosionnoun
erosion by chemical action
Synonyms:
eating away, eroding, wearing, wearing away, corrosion, corroding
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Editors Contribution
denudation
since denudation means uncovering or removing, erosion means wearing or removal of land.
Submitted by acronimous on January 11, 2018
Dictionary of English Synonymes
erosionnoun
Synonyms:
corrosion, eating away
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "erosion":
scour, weathering, weakening, spalling, corrosion, deterioration, attrition, wastage
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2664 | wear | |
#5276 | wearing | |
#10237 | erosion | |
#12392 | corrosion | |
#18311 | deterioration | |
#28133 | weakening | |
#30894 | attrition | |
#35729 | weathering | |
#44163 | scour | |
#45535 | eroding | |
#60362 | wastage | |
#154070 | spalling | |
#156363 | corroding |
How to use erosion in a sentence?
This ensemble of chemistry, environmental, and descent imaging data will paint a picture of the layered Venus atmosphere and how it interacts with the surface in the mountains of Alpha Regio, which is twice the size of Texas, these measurements will allow us to evaluate historical aspects of the atmosphere as well as detect special rock types at the surface such as granites while also looking for tell-tale landscape features that could tell us about erosion or other formational processes.
People have the chance to return to a normal life if they are hit by a cyclone or flood, if people once become displaced due to bank erosion, it is quite impossible to return to normal life.
( Having a camera outside your door is) an incredible erosion of privacy, it just seems to be a massive data grab. And I don't know how much of it is actually legal.
I am years gone from my family and miles away ... but they raid by telephone with jarring suddenness they have the cyclic constancy of a mortgage and they are inevitable and relentless, like the erosion of my remaining youth. Like certain frightening dreams, my family returns.
As of now, there is insurance cover for high waters and flooding, but not for coastal erosion, it's very expensive to repair.
Translations for erosion
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- التعريةArabic
- ерозия, разяжданеBulgarian
- erosióCatalan, Valencian
- erozeCzech
- ErosionGerman
- erosiónSpanish
- eroosio, syöpyminen, kuluminenFinnish
- érosionFrench
- erózióHungarian
- erosiIndonesian
- 浸食Japanese
- 부식Korean
- exesaLatin
- erosjonNorwegian
- erosjonNorwegian Nynorsk
- erozjaPolish
- erosãoPortuguese
- eroziuneRomanian
- эро́зияRussian
- erozija, odron, odronjenjeSerbo-Croatian
- erosionSwedish
- کٹاؤUrdu
- 侵蚀Chinese
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