erosion

Erosion is defined as the slow wearing away of something.

(noun)

An example of erosion is the shrinking beach at the seaside.

See erosion in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

an eroding or being eroded

Origin: L erosio < erosus, pp. of erodere

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See erosion in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The process of eroding or the condition of being eroded: erosion of the beach; progressive erosion of confidence in our legal system; erosion of the value of the dollar abroad.
The group of natural processes, including weathering, dissolution, abrasion, corrosion, and transportation, by which material is worn away from the earth's surface.

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Origin: Latin ērōsiō, ērōsiōn-, an eating away

Origin: , from ērōsus, eaten away; see erose

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