Look up: erosion

1. erosion
   n. The processes by which materials of the Earth's crust are worn away, loosened, or dissolved while being transported from their place of origin.
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2. Erosion
   An innovation that has a negative impact on one or more of a firm's existing assets.
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3. Erosion
   The wearing away of soil created by man, rain, or wind. Not a healthy situation.
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4. Erosion
   The wearing away of land surface by wind or water, intensified by land-clearing practices related to farming, residential or industrial development, road building, or logging.
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5. Erosion
   Wearing away of the land by natural forces. On a BEACH, the carrying away of beach material by wave action, tidal currents or by DEFLATION. (2) (SMP) The wearing away of land by the action of natural forces.
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6. Erosion
   The wearing away of the land surface by water and wind.
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7. erosion
   [n] - condition in which the earth`s surface is worn away by the action of water and wind 2. [n] - the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
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8. Erosion
   The dissolution of tooth structure due to the presence of gastric juices or citrus. Erosion seldom occurs alone; it is often accompanied by attrition or abrasion (or both) to varying degrees. Acidic foods, such as citrus fruits and juices should be avoid in patients with signs of erosion.
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9. Erosion
   A natural process whereby rocks, soil and other deposits are worn away by the action of water, ice, or wind.
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10. Erosion
    is the process of wearing away the surface of the earth's crust usually by mechanical action of water or ice or by particles transported by wind, water or ice.
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11. Erosion
    The natural wearing away of rocks. See also: Acid Rain, Weathering.
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12. erosion
    A process that wears the earth's surface away, causing soil to move from one place to another. Erosion occurs naturally from wind, water, and ice but human activities can make it worse
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13. erosion
    Destruction of metals or other materials by the abrasive action of moving fluids, usually accelerated by the presence of solid particles or matter in suspension. When corrosion occurs simultaneously, the term erosion-corrosion is often used.
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14. Erosion
    the part of the process of denudation which includes the physical breakdown, chemical solution and transportation of material from the surface of the Earth. This includes the removal of the surface layer of rock or soil by agents of erosion such as ice, wind and water
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15. Erosion
    Removal of material from a surface caused by the flow of particles within a liquid or gas.
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16. Erosion
    Erosion: An erosion is an eating away of a surface. ('Erodere' in Latin means to eat out.) For example, a skin erosion is a loss of part or all of the epidermis (the outer layer) leaving a denuded surface. For another example, tooth erosion is a gradual loss of the normally hard surface of the tooth because of chemical processes.
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17. erosion
    Geology: the breakdown of the covering soil and transformation of the earth`s crust due to the effect of the elements: wind, snow, rain, etc.; Materials: the process of wearing away of a material through the abrasion of fluids or dust Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing i...
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18. Erosion
    This term is used to describe the decay of the body of a stone. It is usually the result, either of the use of a very soft stone, or of the decay of the bonding material that holds the stone particles together. It occurs as a long-term effect in a windy location (often on the side away from the wind...
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19. Erosion
    E·ro'sion noun [ Latin erosio . See Erode .] 1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away. 2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.
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20. Erosion
    E·ro'sion noun The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the coast.
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21. erosion
    1. An eating away, destruction of the surface of a tissue, material or structure. ... 2. Progressive loss of the hard substance of a tooth by chemical processes that do not involve bacterial action. ... See: abrasion. ... 3. A gradual breakdown or very shallow ulceration of the skin which involves o...
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22. erosion
    eroding noun (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
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23. erosion
    noun condition in which the earth`s surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
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24. Erosion
    A negative impact on one or more of a firm`s existing assets.
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25. erosion
    (ә-ro´zhәn) a wearing away. a shallow or superficial ulceration. in dentistry, the wasting away or loss of substance of a tooth by a chemical process that does not involve known bacterial action. adj., ero´sive., adj. cervical erosion ...
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