erosion
US /ɪˈrəʊʒ(ə)n/
・UK /ɪ'rəʊʒn/
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n. (u.)Uncountable NounProcess of wearing away by water, wind, or ice
The car accident was caused by erosion of its tires
n. (u.)Uncountable NounThe gradual destruction or diminution of something.
The erosion of trust between the parties made negotiations difficult.
n. (u.)Uncountable NounA gradual decline of something
The erosion of civil liberties is a worrying trend.
n. (u.)Uncountable NounThe wearing away of metal by chemical action
The bridge is being inspected for signs of metal erosion.
n. (u.)Uncountable NounThe superficial destruction of a surface area of tissue
The doctor found evidence of cervical erosion during the examination.
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8 WARNING Signs of Narcissistic Abuse You CAN'T Ignore
- Narcissistic abuse is like slow erosion.
Narcissistic abuse is like slow erosion.
- Narcissistic abuse is like slow erosion;
Narcissistic abuse is like slow erosion;
How Do We Produce Food? Crash Course Geography #43
- But industrial agriculture is too intensive and specialized to use these methods, which often leads to soil degradation and erosion.
But industrial agriculture is too intensive and specialized to use these methods, which often leads to soil degradation and erosion.
- often leads to soil degradation and erosion.
often leads to soil degradation and erosion.
Mysterious Moai: The Giant Heads of Easter Island for Kids - FreeSchool
- making the Moai vulnerable to erosion by wind and water.
making the Moai vulnerable to erosion by wind and water.
- but it is less durable than other kinds of stone, making the moai vulnerable to erosion by wind and water.
but it is less durable than other kinds of stone, making the moai vulnerable to erosion by wind and water.
Tom Kenny Answers YOUR Questions About SpongeBob SquarePants! | Tom Kenny AMA
- It's just sort of like erosion, you know, it's— it's just kind of a slow process, positive erosion.
It's just sort of like erosion, you know, it's— it's just kind of a slow process, positive erosion.
- It's just sort of like erosion, you know, it's just kind of a slow process, positive erosion.
It's just sort of like erosion, you know, it's just kind of a slow process, positive erosion.
A Medieval Abbey Trapped by Tides and Time
- However, as sea levels rose, erosion reshaped the coast.
However, as sea levels rose, erosion reshaped the coast.
- However, as sea levels rose, erosion reshaped the coast.
However, as sea levels rose, erosion reshaped the coast.
Water Made the Grand Canyon! | SciShow Kids
- Even when it isn't flooding, there's erosion when the river water carries tiny pieces of the ground away downstream.
Even when it isn't flooding, there's erosion when the river water carries tiny pieces of the ground away downstream.
- Erosion takes a long time.
Erosion takes a long time.
How Tall Can Mountains Be?
- As well, the powerful collision of two tectonic plates which creates mountains in the first place also fractures and cracks the rock, weakening its structure and exposing it to erosion.
As well, the powerful collision of two tectonic plates which creates mountains in the first place also fractures and cracks the rock, weakening its structure and exposing it to erosion.
- erosion.
erosion.
An Introduction to a Resource-Based Economy
- As time has moved forward with the exponential increase of human knowledge, we have seen a natural erosion of various forms of superstition and provably non-progressive social practices.
As time has moved forward with the exponential increase of human knowledge, we have seen a natural erosion of various forms of superstition and provably non-progressive social practices.
- we've seen a natural erosion of various forms of superstition
we've seen a natural erosion of various forms of superstition
How China would seize Taiwan without firing a shot | Ian Bremmer Explains
- But it leaves Taipei open to exactly the sort of non-military pressure that Beijing prefers, it's a slow, steady erosion of Taiwanese autonomy.
But it leaves Taipei open to exactly the sort of non-military pressure that Beijing prefers, it's a slow, steady erosion of Taiwanese autonomy.
- It's a slow, steady erosion of Taiwanese autonomy,
It's a slow, steady erosion of Taiwanese autonomy,
This Is What Will Happen in the Next Billion Years
- Niagara Falls will have completely eroded away into Lake Erie and cease to exist, and due to glacial rebound and erosion, the many lakes of the Canadian Shield will also cease to exist.
Niagara Falls will have completely eroded away into Lake Erie and cease to exist, and due to glacial rebound and erosion, the many lakes of the Canadian Shield will also cease to exist.
- and due to glacial rebound and erosion, the many lakes of the Canadian Shield will also cease to exist.
and due to glacial rebound and erosion, the many lakes of the Canadian Shield will also cease to exist.