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Erosion

/əˈɹəʊʒən/

The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.

📖 Definitions of "Erosion"

noun
  1. 1

    The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.

  2. 2

    The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.

  3. 3

    The gradual loss of something as a result of an ongoing process.

    "the erosion of a person's trust"

  4. 4

    Destruction by abrasive action of fluids.

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