- erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
--1 is a kind of geological process, geologic process
--1 has particulars:chatter mark; ablation; abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition; beach erosion; deflation; planation; soil erosion Derived form: verb erode2 - erosion - condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
--2 is a kind of environmental condition
Derived forms: verb erode1, verb erode2 - erosion - a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
--3 is a kind of decline, diminution
- corrosion, corroding, erosion - erosion by chemical action
--4 is a kind of chemical process, chemical change, chemical action
--4 has particulars: pitting, roughness, indentation; rust, rusting - corrosion, corroding, erosion - erosion by chemical action