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Definition of Erosion
1. Noun. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it).
Category relationships: Geology
Specialized synonyms: Chatter Mark, Ablation, Abrasion, Attrition, Corrasion, Detrition, Beach Erosion, Deflation, Planation, Soil Erosion
Generic synonyms: Geologic Process, Geological Process
Derivative terms: Erode, Erode, Wear Away
2. Noun. Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind.
3. Noun. A gradual decline of something. "After the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
4. Noun. Erosion by chemical action.
Generic synonyms: Chemical Action, Chemical Change, Chemical Process
Specialized synonyms: Indentation, Pitting, Roughness, Rust, Rusting
Derivative terms: Corrode, Corrode, Corrode, Corrode
Definition of Erosion
1. n. The act or operation of eroding or eating away.
2. n. The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the coast.
Definition of Erosion
1. Noun. (context: uncountable) The result of having been being worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face ¹
2. Noun. (context: uncountable) The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact. ¹
3. Noun. (context: uncountable) Destruction by abrasive action of fluids. ¹
4. Noun. (mathematics image processing) One of two fundamental operations in morphological image processing from which all other morphological operations are derived. ¹
5. Noun. (dentistry) Loss of tooth enamel due to non-bacteriogenic chemical processes. ¹
6. Noun. (medicine) A shallow ulceration or lesion, usually involving skin or epithelial tissue. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Erosion
1. the act of eroding [n -S]
Medical Definition of Erosion
1. 1. An eating away, destruction of the surface of a tissue, material or structure. 2. Progressive loss of the hard substance of a tooth by chemical processes that do not involve bacterial action. See: abrasion. 3. A gradual breakdown or very shallow ulceration of the skin which involves only the epidermis and heals without scarring. Origin: L. Erosio, from erodere = to eat out This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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