eroding

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noun

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
• Syn:
erosion, eating away, wearing, wearing away
• Derivationally related forms:
wear away (for: wearing away), erode, erode (for: erosion)
• Topics:
geology
• Hypernyms:
geological process, geologic process
• Hyponyms:
chatter mark, ablation, abrasion, attrition, corrasion,
detrition, beach erosion, deflation, planation, soil erosion