erosion

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noun

1. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
• Derivationally related forms:
wear away (for: wearing away), erode (for: eroding), erode
• Topics:
geology
• Hypernyms:
geological process, geologic process
• Hyponyms:
chatter mark, ablation, abrasion, attrition, corrasion,
detrition, beach erosion, deflation, planation, soil erosion
2. condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
• Derivationally related forms:
erode
• Hypernyms:
environmental condition
3. a gradual decline of something
- after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors
• Hypernyms:
decline, diminution
4. erosion by chemical action
• Syn:
corrosion, corroding
• Derivationally related forms:
corrode (for: corroding), corrode (for: corrosion)
• Hypernyms:
chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
• Hyponyms:
pitting, roughness, indentation, rust, rusting

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  corrosion, corroding, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away