Definitions for erosion

erosion e·ro·sion

Spelling: [ih-roh-zhuh n]
IPA: /ɪˈroʊ ʒən/

Erosion is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 147 anagrams from letters in erosion (einoors).

Definitions for erosion

noun

  1. the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
  2. the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc.

Origin of erosion

First recorded in 1535-45, erosion is from the Latin word ērōsiōn- (stem of ērōsiō). See erose, -ion

Examples for erosion

From top to bottom we have the unmistakable marks of erosion.

At the present rate of erosion it takes 2,640 years to eat away a mile.

The more socially conservative libertarian-conservatives worry about family cohesion and erosion of religious belief.

In parts of New York, the storm caused 30 years' worth of erosion in a single blow.

But that erosion among the Grover Norquist pledge-signers is generating significant pushback.

Then, to stop this "erosion," the obturating (sealing) primer came into use.

Tannen sees an erosion of the barriers between public and private conversations.

This cycle of events is called the erosion cycle or topographic cycle.

Focus on the gays—not on the economy, the erosion of civil society, or the lack of democracy.

There is also decivilization by erosion, and while it's going on, nobody notices it.

Word Value for erosion
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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