EROSION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • erosion by chemical action
   Synonym(s)
   • corroding (what does corroding mean?)
   • corrosion (what does corrosion mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) erosion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • chemical process (what does chemical process mean?)
   • chemical change (what does chemical change mean?)
   • chemical action (what does chemical action mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pitting (what does pitting mean?)
   • roughness (what does roughness mean?)
   • indentation (what does indentation mean?)
   • rust (what does rust mean?)
   • rusting (what does rusting mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • corrode (what does corrode mean?)
   • eat (what does eat mean?)
   • rust (what does rust mean?)
   • corrode (what does corrode mean?)
   • rust (what does rust mean?)
   • corrode (what does corrode mean?)
   • eat (what does eat mean?)
   • rust (what does rust mean?)
   • corrode (what does corrode mean?)
   • rust (what does rust mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
   Synonym(s)
   • eating away (what does eating away mean?)
   • eroding (what does eroding mean?)
   • wearing (what does wearing mean?)
   • wearing away (what does wearing away mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) erosion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • geological process (what does geological process mean?)
   • geologic process (what does geologic process mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • chatter mark (what does chatter mark mean?)
   • ablation (what does ablation mean?)
   • abrasion (what does abrasion mean?)
   • attrition (what does attrition mean?)
   • corrasion (what does corrasion mean?)
   • detrition (what does detrition mean?)
   • beach erosion (what does beach erosion mean?)
   • deflation (what does deflation mean?)
   • planation (what does planation mean?)
   • soil erosion (what does soil erosion mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • erode (what does erode mean?)
   • gnaw (what does gnaw mean?)
   • gnaw at (what does gnaw at mean?)
   • eat at (what does eat at mean?)
   • wear away (what does wear away mean?)
   • erode (what does erode mean?)
   • eat away (what does eat away mean?)
   • fret (what does fret mean?)
   • erode (what does erode mean?)
   • eat away (what does eat away mean?)
   • fret (what does fret mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a gradual decline of something
   Usage Example(s)
   • after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors
   Hypernyms(s) erosion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • diminution (what does diminution mean?)
4. Meaning
   • condition in which the earth’’s surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
   Hypernyms(s) erosion is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • environmental condition (what does environmental condition mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • erode (what does erode mean?)
   • gnaw (what does gnaw mean?)
   • gnaw at (what does gnaw at mean?)
   • eat at (what does eat at mean?)
   • wear away (what does wear away mean?)
   • erode (what does erode mean?)
   • eat away (what does eat away mean?)
   • fret (what does fret mean?)