1. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
   - eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away 
2. Condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind 
3. A gradual decline of something
   "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors" 
4. Erosion by chemical action
   - corrosion, corroding

Derived forms: erosions

See also: erode

Type of: chemical action, chemical change, chemical process, decline, diminution, environmental condition, geologic process, geological process

Encyclopedia: Erosion

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