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noun(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
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nounerosion by chemical action
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"after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"nouna gradual decline of somethingtype of:
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nouncondition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and windtype of:
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wearing decline rust corrosion eroding erode rusting indentation pitting abrasion attrition ablation roughness deflation diminution corroding eating away wearing away geologic process geological process soil erosion beach erosion chatter mark corrasion detrition planation chemical process chemical change chemical action environmental condition