Found 4 items, similar to Erosion.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: erosion erosi
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: erosion erosi, gerogotan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: erosion erosion n 1: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: 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 [syn: corrosion, corroding]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Erosion Erosion \E*ro"sion\, n. [L. erosio. See Erode.] 1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker. [1913 Webster] 3. The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the coast. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. a gradual reduction or lessening as if by an erosive force; as, erosion of political support due to scandal; erosion of buying power by inflation. [fig.] [PJC]