Antonyms for erosion

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ih-roh-zhuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈroʊ ʒən

Definition of erosion

Origin : 1540s, from Middle French erosion (16c.), from Latin erosionem (nominative erosio) "a gnawing away," noun of action from past participle stem of erodere "gnaw away," from ex- "away" (see ex-) + rodere "gnaw" (see rodent).

noun deterioration; wearing away

Example sentences :

Then, to stop this "erosion," the obturating (sealing) primer came into use.
Extract from : « Artillery Through the Ages » by Albert Manucy

At the present rate of erosion it takes 2,640 years to eat away a mile.
Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter

There is also decivilization by erosion, and while it's going on, nobody notices it.
Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper

From top to bottom we have the unmistakable marks of erosion.
Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall

They vary with the climatic conditions which obtain on the erosion surface.
Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith

This cycle of events is called the erosion cycle or topographic cycle.
Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith

Here they have been developed on a plateau-like area on which erosion is sluggish.
Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith

Thereby its bed is swept clean, and then only does erosion become possible.
Extract from : « Your National Parks » by Enos A. Mills

Erosion has been at the maximum in the mountains because of the heavy precipitation.
Extract from : « Mount Rainier » by Various

They were formed in an earlier cycle of erosion when the land was lower.
Extract from : « The Andes of Southern Peru » by Isaiah Bowman

Synonyms for erosion

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