EROSION | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of erosion in English erosionnoun [ U ] uk /ɪˈrəʊ.ʒən/ us /ɪˈroʊ.ʒən/

erosion noun [U] (PHYSICAL DAMAGE)

Add to word list Add to word list C1 the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind: soil/coastal erosion Geology - general words

• aeolian
• Anthropocene
• anticline
• apophysis
• auriferous
• biozone
• carboniferous
• continental plate
• geomorphic
• gully erosion
• henge
• Holocene
• hoodoo
• petrographic
• petrographically
• petrography
• petrological
• petrologically
• Precambrian
• rockfall

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Destroying and demolishing

erosion noun [U] (NEGATIVE EFFECT)

C2 the fact of a good quality or situation being gradually lost or destroyed: The survey reveals a gradual erosion of the president's popularity and support. Destroying and demolishing

• annihilate
• annihilation
• apocalypse
• bash
• bash through (something) phrasal verb
• be sacrificed on the altar of something idiom
• costly
• dynamite
• erosional
• erosionally
• erosive
• extirpate
• saboteur
• sack
• sacking
• sacrifice
• scarred
• self-destruct
• sink
• wipe

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erosion | American Dictionary

erosionnoun [ U ] us /ɪˈroʊ·ʒən/ Add to word list Add to word list the weakening or damage done to something by a series of gradual losses of parts of it: an erosion of academic standards earth science Erosion of a natural feature or physical object is damage caused by the effect of weather: soil erosion

erosional

adjective   earth science us /ɪˈroʊ·ʒə·nəl/ (Definition of erosion from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

erosion | Business English

erosionnoun [ U ] uk /ɪˈrəʊʒən/ us Add to word list Add to word list the gradual reduction or destruction of something: erosion of sth Investors may have seen some erosion of capital over the year.erosion in sth The effect of this is that the erosion in the relative value of the pension will continue.price/jobs erosion Intense competition and price erosion will force the company to cut 10% of its global workforce. (Definition of erosion from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of erosion

erosion Lastly, the amendment refers to, "further erosions of individual freedom and choice in the name of safety". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under the present scheme, the £2 million, amongst other financial erosions, has £600,000 taken off it for the bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am concerned that over the next few years we shall start a series of protracted erosions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that there will be other erosions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They fear that this continual pressure of the erosions of differentials will continue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, any further erosions of the principle must be firmly justified. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All those are further erosions of our national sovereignty, however else one likes to look at it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He feels that the proposal will pave the way for further erosions of personal freedom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a whole series of erosions of rights before industrial tribunals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How are we to protect them from the erosions of inflation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Over recent years, there have been several erosions in controls over the way in which alcohol can be sold. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are 100 ways in which £2 million can be spent, without all these erosions, which would actually benefit authors and the people of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The long series of erosions in railway services which has accompanied our relative national economic decline has made the country ever more dependent on the internal combustion engine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We see similar erosions of civil liberties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, as was said earlier in the debate, in recent years erosions of differentials for responsibility and for skill have contributed largely, in my view, to our industrial decline. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of erosion These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocations with erosion

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beach erosionBeach erosion was reported along the east coast, due to persistent easterly winds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.   coastal erosionChapter two discusses delivery of land-derived organic carbon from rivers, coastal erosion, ice rafting, and winds. From the Cambridge English Corpus   constant erosionIn immigrant communities, there is a constant erosion of membership. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with erosion What is the pronunciation of erosion?

Translations of erosion

in Chinese (Traditional) 侵蝕, 腐蝕, 磨損… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 侵蚀, 腐蚀, 磨损… See more in Spanish erosión, erosión [feminine]… See more in Portuguese erosão, erosão [feminine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in French in Turkish in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Arabic in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian झीज, धूप - लाटा, पाऊस किंवा वारा यामुळे माती… See more 侵食, 浸食（しんしょく）… See more érosion [feminine], érosion… See more aşın(dır)ma, erozyon… See more erosió… See more erosie… See more மண், கல் முதலியவற்றின் உண்மை. அலைகள், மழை அல்லது காற்றால் படிப்படியாக சேதமடைந்து அகற்றப்படுகிறது… See more अपक्षरण, (किसी गुण या अवस्था का) क्षरण, अपरदन… See more ધોવાણ, ઓસરવું, ઘટવું… See more erosion, udhulning… See more frätning, nötning, erosion… See more pengikisan… See more die Erosion… See more erosjon [masculine], nedbryting [masculine], erosjon… See more کٹاؤ, بربادی, اچھی قدروں، عادتوں کا بتدریج خاتمہ ہونا… See more ерозія, роз'їдання… See more నేల, రాయి మొదలైన వాస్తవం క్రమంగా దెబ్బతింటుంది మరియు తరంగాలు, వర్షం లేదా గాలి ద్వారా తొలగించబడుతుంది… See more تَآكُل… See more মাটি, পাথর ইত্যাদির ক্ষয়, ধীরে ধীরে হ্রাস বা ক্ষয়… See more eroze… See more pengikisan… See more การกัดกร่อน… See more sự xói mòn, sự ăn mòn… See more erozja… See more 침식… See more erosione… See more Need a translator?

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    • erosion (PHYSICAL DAMAGE)
    • erosion (NEGATIVE EFFECT)
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    • erosion
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    • erosional
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