Antonyms for eroded


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ih-rohd
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈroʊd


Definition of eroded

Origin :
  • 1610s, a back-formation from erosion, or else from French éroder, from Latin erodere "to gnaw away, consume" (see erosion). Related: Eroded; eroding. Originally of acids, ulcers, etc.; geological sense is from 1830.
  • verb deteriorate; wear away
Example sentences :
  • Eroded -sus: gnawed; a margin with irregular teeth and emarginations.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • When eroded and transported the gems are concentrated in placers.
  • Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
  • That is, the basin of each was gouged or eroded by the movement of glacial ice.
  • Extract from : « Your National Parks » by Enos A. Mills
  • These limestones were subsequently raised out of the sea to be eroded.
  • Extract from : « Florida Caverns State Park » by Robert O. Vernon
  • Eroded joints in the rest of the masonry should be raked and repointed.
  • Extract from : « Farmers' Bulletin 1889 - Fireplaces and Chimneys » by Arthur H. Senner
  • What if he could see this, his own skull, yellow and eroded?
  • Extract from : « The Skull » by Philip K. Dick
  • By treating the stone with an acid these lines were bitten or eroded, and could be printed from.
  • Extract from : « Photogravure » by Henry R. Blaney
  • There were traces of inscription on it, but eroded to illegibility.
  • Extract from : « Where the World is Quiet » by Henry Kuttner
  • The floods have eroded the mountains and filled the valleys with the débris.
  • Extract from : « Our National Defense: » by George Hebard Maxwell
  • The traction-scooter was going up a slope that had been eroded concave.
  • Extract from : « The Planet with No Nightmare » by Jim Harmon

Synonyms for eroded

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