erosion
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
erosion /ɪˈrəʊʒ(ə)n/
▶noun
- 1 the process or result of eroding or being eroded.
- 2 Medicine a place where surface tissue has been gradually destroyed.
– derivatives
erosional adjective,
erosive adjective.
erosional adjective,
erosive adjective.
'erosion' also found in these Oxford entries:
ablation
- abrade
- consequent
- contour ploughing
- detritus
- fluvioglacial
- groyne
- monadnock
- peneplain
- residual
- river capture
- roche moutonnée
- rock flour
- sand
- sinkhole
