Erosion - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪˈrəʊʒn|
Brit.
|ɪˈrəʊʒ(ə)n|
noun
- (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) (syn: eroding, wearing)
- condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
- a gradual decline of something
- condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
- a gradual decline of something
after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors
- erosion by chemical action (syn: corrosion)Extra examples
Landscapers planted grass to stop the erosion of the hillside.
Centuries of erosion by wind have carved grooves in the rocks.
The tree's roots serve as a barrier against soil erosion.
Erosion listed the old tree
Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains
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