noun
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
• Syn: ↑erosion, ↑eroding, ↑wearing, ↑wearing away
• Derivationally related forms: ↑wear away (for: ↑wearing 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.