corrosion, corroding, erosion
(noun) erosion by chemical action
erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away
(noun) (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
erosion
(noun) a gradual decline of something; “after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors”
erosion
(noun) condition in which the earth’s surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
erosion (countable and uncountable, plural erosions)
(uncountable) The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
(uncountable) The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.
(uncountable, figurative) The gradual loss of something as a result of an ongoing process.
(uncountable) Destruction by abrasive action of fluids.
(mathematics, image processing) One of two fundamental operations in morphological image processing from which all other morphological operations are derived.
(dentistry) Loss of tooth enamel due to non-bacteriogenic chemical processes.
(medicine) A shallow ulceration or lesion, usually involving skin or epithelial tissue.
(math) In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊖); see Erosion (morphology).
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Source: Wiktionary
E*ro"sion, n. Etym: [L. erosio. See Erode.]
1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away.
2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
