erosion

Nouns

  • (n) (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) eating away, eroding, wearing, wearing away,
  • (n) condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
  • (n) a gradual decline of something
    • after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors
  • (n) erosion by chemical action corroding, corrosion,

Synonyms

eating away eroding wearing wearing away corroding corrosion

Words of close approximity

erosive