26984 words

erosion

5 definitions • 7 examples
1
the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind:

Examples:

soil/coastal erosion
2
the fact of a good quality or situation being gradually lost or destroyed:

Examples:

The survey reveals a gradual erosion of the president's popularity and support.
3
the weakening or damage done to something by a series of gradual losses of parts of it:

Examples:

an erosion of academic standards
4
Erosion of a natural feature or physical object is damage caused by the effect of weather:

Examples:

soil erosion
5
the gradual reduction or destruction of something:

Examples:

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.

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