Erosion
noun
The process of wearing or washing away soils, rocks, or lands over a period of time mainly due to natural forces like water, wind or ice.
The erosion of the coastline has become a serious issue for the local authorities.
Often appears as...
- soil erosion
- coastal erosion
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Technical
noun
Slow decline or reduction of something's power, quality or value because of different factors or forces.
There has been an erosion of trust between the management and the employees.
Often appears as...
- erosion of trust
- erosion of values
noun
In medicine, the gradual loss or destruction of an organ or tissue due to a disease or an injury.
Erosion of the knee cartilage can lead to severe problems in mobility.
Often appears as...
- cartilage erosion
- corneal erosion
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Technical
noun
The process of wearing or washing away soils, rocks, or lands over a period of time mainly due to natural forces like water, wind or ice.
The erosion of the coastline has become a serious issue for the local authorities.
Often appears as...
- soil erosion
- coastal erosion
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Slow decline or reduction of something's power, quality or value because of different factors or forces.
There has been an erosion of trust between the management and the employees.
Often appears as...
- erosion of trust
- erosion of values
noun
In medicine, the gradual loss or destruction of an organ or tissue due to a disease or an injury.
Erosion of the knee cartilage can lead to severe problems in mobility.
Often appears as...
- cartilage erosion
- corneal erosion
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Causes
Erosion in this context is always caused by natural forces, not human activities.
Years of river flow resulted in the erosion of its banks.
Pro Tip 2/3Gradual Change
Erosion refers to a slow process; it doesn't happen overnight.
Rain erosion shapes the mountain's structure over millennia.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Impact
Erosion often implies harmful effects on the environment.
Soil erosion can destroy habitats and alter landscapes.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Causes
Erosion in this context is always caused by natural forces, not human activities.
Years of river flow resulted in the erosion of its banks.
Pro Tip 2/3Gradual Change
Erosion refers to a slow process; it doesn't happen overnight.
Rain erosion shapes the mountain's structure over millennia.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Impact
Erosion often implies harmful effects on the environment.
Soil erosion can destroy habitats and alter landscapes.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Causes
Erosion in this context is always caused by natural forces, not human activities.
Years of river flow resulted in the erosion of its banks.
Pro Tip 2/3Gradual Change
Erosion refers to a slow process; it doesn't happen overnight.
Rain erosion shapes the mountain's structure over millennia.
Pro Tip 3/3Negative Impact
Erosion often implies harmful effects on the environment.
Soil erosion can destroy habitats and alter landscapes.
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Blueprint for a quiet...
course helped design the beautiful Ted mainstage and he told me that for years he had been worried about the growing erosion of focus and privacy in modern offices and of course we had been worrying about the same thing and been pretty vocal about it so fast forward two years we have now formed a partnership with
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Why is Mount Everest so...
dissolving rocks or breaking them down in a process known as weathering. Water moving downhill carries the weathered material and erodes the landscape, carving out deep valleys and jagged peaks. This balance between uplift and erosion gives a mountain its shape.
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I grew up in the...
but flawed human beings, I couldn't pretend otherwise. I couldn't justify our actions -- especially our cruel practice of protesting funerals and celebrating human tragedy. These shifts in my perspective contributed to a larger erosion of trust in my church,
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Lessons from death row...
but we can't explain the decline in death sentences and the affinity for life without the possibility of parole by an erosion of support for the death penalty, because people still support the death penalty. What's happened to cause this phenomenon?
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Rising Seas Are...
one is increasing sea level that increases the rate of erosion along the coast they're facing that that erosion aspect that's made even worse by as sea level rise and also by the increasing rate of storm surges I've lived here basically all my life
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Climbing China's...
these ancient cars formations have been sculpted by wind and water and millions of years of erosion into these beautiful natural sculptures as a rock climber you look at these rock formations and you can't help but be inspired for me it's
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6 ways mushrooms can...
These are little wells. And inside these wells, then microbial communities begin to form. And so the spongy soil not only resists erosion, but sets up a microbial universe that gives rise to a plurality of other organisms.
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Where will you be able...
and the government has repeatedly delayed projects to build concrete embankments that would prevent further erosion. In other parts of the world, people couldn’t move inland even if they wanted to.
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A climate change...
intensive agricultural production systems, overgrazing, excessive application of agricultural chemicals, erosion and similar things. Half of the world's soils are currently considered degraded.
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Feeding Humphead...
These fish play a large part in the erosion of the reef. The rock and coral they swallow emerges later as a fine sand.
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Blueprint for a quiet...
course helped design the beautiful Ted mainstage and he told me that for years he had been worried about the growing erosion of focus and privacy in modern offices and of course we had been worrying about the same thing and been pretty vocal about it so fast forward two years we have now formed a partnership with
Video examples
Why is Mount Everest so...
dissolving rocks or breaking them down in a process known as weathering. Water moving downhill carries the weathered material and erodes the landscape, carving out deep valleys and jagged peaks. This balance between uplift and erosion gives a mountain its shape.
Video examples
I grew up in the...
but flawed human beings, I couldn't pretend otherwise. I couldn't justify our actions -- especially our cruel practice of protesting funerals and celebrating human tragedy. These shifts in my perspective contributed to a larger erosion of trust in my church,
Video examples
Lessons from death row...
but we can't explain the decline in death sentences and the affinity for life without the possibility of parole by an erosion of support for the death penalty, because people still support the death penalty. What's happened to cause this phenomenon?
Video examples
Rising Seas Are...
one is increasing sea level that increases the rate of erosion along the coast they're facing that that erosion aspect that's made even worse by as sea level rise and also by the increasing rate of storm surges I've lived here basically all my life
Video examples
Climbing China's...
these ancient cars formations have been sculpted by wind and water and millions of years of erosion into these beautiful natural sculptures as a rock climber you look at these rock formations and you can't help but be inspired for me it's
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
These are little wells. And inside these wells, then microbial communities begin to form. And so the spongy soil not only resists erosion, but sets up a microbial universe that gives rise to a plurality of other organisms.
Video examples
Where will you be able...
and the government has repeatedly delayed projects to build concrete embankments that would prevent further erosion. In other parts of the world, people couldn’t move inland even if they wanted to.
Video examples
A climate change...
intensive agricultural production systems, overgrazing, excessive application of agricultural chemicals, erosion and similar things. Half of the world's soils are currently considered degraded.
Video examples
Feeding Humphead...
These fish play a large part in the erosion of the reef. The rock and coral they swallow emerges later as a fine sand.
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John de Lancie
American Actor
War of the Worlds' was a goof delivered as news bulletins. It was the beginning of an erosion that now has us in trouble. We just don't know where to get the truth. It was a piece made 56 years ago with all good intentions that still abused the public's trust. It was that little marble, that little push, and now no one trusts the media.
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Dinesh D'Souza
Indian Author
The scary thing is a dramatic erosion of American position in the world - its economic, military position, as well as America's influence. Obama is not the man at the wheel desperately trying to conserve American power, influence and wealth. For ideological reasons, he wants the slipping to continue. He's actually the architect of it.
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Wangari Maathai
Kenyan Activist
But when you have bad governance, of course, these resources are destroyed: The forests are deforested, there is illegal logging, there is soil erosion. I got pulled deeper and deeper and saw how these issues become linked to governance, to corruption, to dictatorship.
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Vivek Murthy
American Public Servant
We can experience an erosion of self-esteem when we're lonely, as we come to believe that it's because we're not likable or because something is broken inside of us. And that can just compound that loneliness further and further.
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Mikhail Gorbachev
Statesman
I grew up in a family of peasants, and it was there that I saw the way that, for example, our wheat fields suffered as a result of dust storms, water erosion and wind erosion; I saw the effect of that on life - on human life.
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John Dickerson
American Journalist
If Michael Flynn lost his job because of a gradual erosion of trust, shouldn't the easy and frequent production of official statements that are so many connecting flights from the truth also be concerning?
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Frans van Houten
Dutch Businessman
Price erosion in components is quite fast. If you can capitalize on that by bringing products to the market faster, you will actually gain a better margin realization.
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Pratibha Patil
Indian Politician
There should be no effort, consciously or otherwise, that will lead to the erosion of institutional credibility and authority.
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Julian Lennon
English Musician
I find it upsetting to see the erosion of manners. It's very scary. Where are the 'pleases' and 'thank yous?
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Fred Silverman
American Producer
The only way to stop the erosion in network television is to come up with shows that are very popular.
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John de Lancie
American Actor
War of the Worlds' was a goof delivered as news bulletins. It was the beginning of an erosion that now has us in trouble. We just don't know where to get the truth. It was a piece made 56 years ago with all good intentions that still abused the public's trust. It was that little marble, that little push, and now no one trusts the media.
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Dinesh D'Souza
Indian Author
The scary thing is a dramatic erosion of American position in the world - its economic, military position, as well as America's influence. Obama is not the man at the wheel desperately trying to conserve American power, influence and wealth. For ideological reasons, he wants the slipping to continue. He's actually the architect of it.
Quote examples
Wangari Maathai
Kenyan Activist
But when you have bad governance, of course, these resources are destroyed: The forests are deforested, there is illegal logging, there is soil erosion. I got pulled deeper and deeper and saw how these issues become linked to governance, to corruption, to dictatorship.
Quote examples
Vivek Murthy
American Public Servant
We can experience an erosion of self-esteem when we're lonely, as we come to believe that it's because we're not likable or because something is broken inside of us. And that can just compound that loneliness further and further.
Quote examples
Mikhail Gorbachev
Statesman
I grew up in a family of peasants, and it was there that I saw the way that, for example, our wheat fields suffered as a result of dust storms, water erosion and wind erosion; I saw the effect of that on life - on human life.
Quote examples
John Dickerson
American Journalist
If Michael Flynn lost his job because of a gradual erosion of trust, shouldn't the easy and frequent production of official statements that are so many connecting flights from the truth also be concerning?
Quote examples
Frans van Houten
Dutch Businessman
Price erosion in components is quite fast. If you can capitalize on that by bringing products to the market faster, you will actually gain a better margin realization.
Quote examples
Pratibha Patil
Indian Politician
There should be no effort, consciously or otherwise, that will lead to the erosion of institutional credibility and authority.
Quote examples
Julian Lennon
English Musician
I find it upsetting to see the erosion of manners. It's very scary. Where are the 'pleases' and 'thank yous?
Quote examples
Fred Silverman
American Producer
The only way to stop the erosion in network television is to come up with shows that are very popular.
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