erosion
noun
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Sense 1 noun
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
Types & categories
- geological process hypernym
- chatter mark hyponym
- ablation hyponym
- attrition hyponym
- beach erosion hyponym
- deflation hyponym
- planation hyponym
- soil erosion hyponym
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Sense 2 noun
condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
Types & categories
- environmental condition hypernym
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Sense 3 noun
a gradual decline of something
after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors
Types & categories
- diminution hypernym
Sense 4 noun
erosion by chemical action
Types & categories
- chemical process hypernym
- pitting hyponym
- rusting hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | eat away |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | erode |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | geology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | geological process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chatter mark |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ablation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | attrition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | beach erosion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deflation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | planation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | soil erosion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | eat away |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | erode |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | environmental condition |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | diminution |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rust |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | corrode |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | chemical process |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | pitting |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | rusting |