erosion

Noun

Meaning

The act or operation of eroding or eating away.

The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

corrosion corroding wearing away wearing depletion attrition disintegration abrasion eroding weathering eating away loss wear consumption reduction
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Antonyms

constitution production building increase structure construction
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Hypernyms

decline diminution chemical change chemical action chemical process geologic process

Hyponyms

rust attrition roughness abrasion ablation indentation

Related terms

erode

Phrases with the word

electro erosion glacial erosion erosion and soil abrasive erosion cartilage erosion price erosion

Anagrams

Reinoso

Examples

after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors Source: Internet

A breach can be a sudden or gradual failure, caused either by surface erosion or by subsurface weakness in the levee. Source: Internet

According to the laboratory tests, empirical correlations related to average overtopping discharge were derived to analyze the resistance of levee against erosion. Source: Internet

Achieving the 30% target would require average annual investment of roughly $140 billion by 2030 – but would create $600 billion in benefits on average per year, from improved fish stocks to avoided coastal erosion, the report said. Source: Internet

According to him, ASUU has vehemently opposed and resisted the implementation of IPPIS because its deployment into Universities is blatant erosion and desecration of the hard won University autonomy. Source: Internet

Additionally, a coronal T1-weighted magnetic resonance image (e) before contrast administration visualizes the same bone erosion as shown in panels c and d. X-rays of the hands and feet are generally performed in people with a many joints affected. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

erose leaf erosely erosible erosion and soil erosion by friction erosion by rubbing