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(ɪroʊʒən)
1. uncountable noun
Erosion is the gradual destruction and removal of rock or soil in a particular area by rivers, the sea, or the weather.
As their roots are strong and penetrating, they prevent erosion.
...erosion of the river valleys. [+ of]
...soil erosion.
Synonyms: disintegration, deterioration, corrosion, corrasion More Synonyms of erosion
2. uncountable noun
The erosion of a person's authority, rights, or confidence is the gradual destruction or removal of them.
...the erosion of confidence in world financial markets. [+ of]
...an erosion of presidential power. [+ of]
3. uncountable noun
The erosion of support, values, or money is a gradual decrease in its level or standard.
...the erosion of moral standards. [+ of]
...a dramatic erosion of support for the program. [+ of]
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erosion in British English

(ɪˈrəʊʒən)
noun
1. 
the wearing away of rocks and other deposits on the earth's surface by the action of water, ice, wind, etc
2. 
the act or process of eroding or the state of being eroded
Derived forms
erosive (eˈrosive) or erosional (eˈrosional)
adjective

erosion in American English

(iˈroʊʒən; ɪˈroʊʒən)
noun
an eroding or being eroded
Derived forms
erosional (eˈrosional)
adjective
Word origin
L erosio < erosus, pp. of erodere

Examples of 'erosion' in a sentence
erosion

You can see that tendency paralleled in his books, in the steady erosion of individual significance.
Alan Judd THE DEVIL'S OWN WORK (2002)
And as he witnessed the steady erosion of the wilderness, the hunger in him grew to leap the fences and be part of it, before it was gone.
Clive Barker SACRAMENT (2002)
In the drier lands to the east, the clearance of the forest to make way for cattle had caused catastrophic soil erosion.
Tony Juniper SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD (2002)
The erosion had the characteristic signature of gamma assemblers.
Michael Crichton PREY (2002)

In other languages
erosion

British English: erosion NOUN
Erosion is the gradual destruction and removal of rock or soil in a particular area by rivers, the sea, or the weather.
...erosion of the river valleys.
  • American English: erosion
  • Brazilian Portuguese: erosão
  • Chinese: 侵蚀
  • European Spanish: erosión
  • French: érosion
  • German: Erosion
  • Italian: erosione
  • Japanese: 浸食
  • Korean: 침식
  • European Portuguese: erosão
  • Latin American Spanish: erosión

Chinese translation of 'erosion'

erosion

(ɪˈrəuʒən)

n (u)

  1. [of soil, rock] 侵蚀(蝕) (qīnshí)
  2. (frm) [of confidence, authority, freedom] 削弱 (xuēruò)
1 (noun) 
Definition
the wearing away of rocks or soil by the action of water, ice, or wind
erosion of the river valleys
Synonyms
disintegration
deterioration
enzymes that cause the deterioration of food
corrosion
corrasion
wearing down or away
grinding down
2 (noun) 
Definition
a gradual lessening or reduction
an erosion of moral standards
Synonyms
deterioration
wearing
undermining
destruction
consumption
weakening
spoiling
attrition
eating away
abrasion
The sole of the shoe should be designed to take constant abrasion.
grinding down
wearing down or away

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abrasion
Definition
the erosion of rock by rock fragments scratching and scraping it
The sole of the shoe should be designed to take constant abrasion.
Synonyms
rubbing,
wear,
scratching,
scraping,
grating,
friction,
scouring,
attrition,
corrosion,
wearing down,
erosion,
scuffing,
chafing,
grinding down,
wearing away,
abrading

Synonyms of 'erosion'

erosion

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