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Erosion | Erosion \E*ro"sion\, n. [L. erosio. See {Erode}.] 1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker. [1913 Webster] 3. 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. a gradual reduction or lessening as if by an erosive force; as, erosion of political support due to scandal; erosion of buying power by inflation. [fig.] [PJC] |
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