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wearing away

noun

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

• Syn: ↑erosion, ↑eroding, ↑eating away, ↑wearing

• Derivationally related forms: ↑wear away, ↑erode (for: ↑eroding), ↑erode (for: ↑erosion)

• Topics: ↑geology

• Hypernyms: ↑geological process, ↑geologic process

• Hyponyms:

↑chatter mark, ↑ablation, ↑abrasion, ↑attrition, ↑corrasion, ↑detrition, ↑beach erosion, ↑deflation, ↑planation, ↑soil erosion

Useful english dictionary. 2012.