subsidence

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Subsidency

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

SAG fall depression slip ebbing settlement reduction decline drop falling decrease collapse crash descent breakdown
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Antonyms

become increase construction develop rise coup
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Hypernyms

collapse sinking hiatus respite abatement reprieve

Hyponyms

resolution

Related terms

subside

Phrases with the word

compression-subsidence capital subsidence

Examples

An island that is located where the ocean water temperatures are just sufficiently warm for upward reef growth to keep pace with the rate of subsidence is said to be at the Darwin Point. Source: Internet

Continental rifting, with associated subsidence, tends to produce such landlocked water bodies. Source: Internet

At the same time, the growing weight of the mountain belt can cause isostatic subsidence in the area of the overriding plate on the other side to the mountain belt. Source: Internet

Coeval absolute sea-level rise and tectonic subsidence have strongly influenced delta evolution. Source: Internet

The Dutch aren't the only ones suffering from the effects of subsidence: New Orleans, for example, faces similar problems, but largescale building only began there around 300 years ago. Source: Internet

First recognized in the 1970s, subsidence soon became a critical issue, reaching a rate of convert per year in 1981. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

subsid subsidation subside subsidence crater subsidency subsider