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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Erosion \E*ro"sion\, n. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Erosion \E*ro"sion\, n. [L. erosio. See {Erode}.] 1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away 2. The state of being eaten away corrosion; canker. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: erosion n 1: the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) [syn: {eroding}, {eating away}, {wearing}, {wearing away}] 2: condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind 3: erosion by chemical action [syn: {corrosion}, {corroding}]
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