Definition of erosion Erosion

/ɪɹowˈʒʌn/ - [irowshun] - e•ro•sion

We found 14 definitions of erosion from 6 different sources.

What does erosion mean?

Noun Plural: erosions
erosion - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
		eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
		geologic process, geological process (geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
		geology a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
		chatter mark a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece
		ablation surgical removal of a body part or tissue
		corrasion, abrasion, detrition, attrition erosion by friction
		beach erosion the erosion of beaches
		deflation the act of letting the air out of something
		planation the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced
erosion - condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
		environmental condition the state of the environment
erosion - a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
erosion - erosion by chemical action
		corrosion, corroding
		chemical action, chemical change, chemical process (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
		pitting, indentation, roughness the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion

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erosion (Noun)
The result of having been being worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
erosion (Noun)
The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.
erosion (Noun)
Destruction by abrasive action of fluids.
erosion (Noun)
Loss of tooth enamel due to non- bacteriogenic chemical processes.
erosion (Noun)
A shallow ulceration or lesion, usually involving skin or epithelial tissue.

erosion
The general process or the group of processes whereby the materials of Earth's crust are loosened, dissolved, or worn away and simultaneously moved from one place to another, by natural agencies, which include weathering, solution, corrosion, and transportation, but usually exclude mass wasting.\n(Source: BJGEO)