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Meaning of erosion in English

erosion
noun [ U ]
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/ɪˈrəʊ.ʒən/ us
/ɪˈroʊ.ʒən/

erosion noun [U] (PHYSICAL DAMAGE)

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the fact of soil, stone, etc. being gradually damaged and removed by the waves, rain, or wind:
soil/coastal erosion
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Geology - general words
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erosion noun [U] (NEGATIVE EFFECT)

C2
the fact of a good quality or situation being gradually lost or destroyed:
The survey reveals a gradual erosion of the president's popularity and support.
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Destroying and demolishing
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(Definition of erosion from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

erosion | American Dictionary

erosion
noun [ U ]
us
/ɪˈroʊ·ʒən/
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the weakening or damage done to something by a series of gradual losses of parts of it:
an erosion of academic standards
earth science
Erosion of a natural feature or physical object is damage caused by the effect of weather:
soil erosion

erosional

adjective   earth science us
/ɪˈroʊ·ʒə·nəl/
(Definition of erosion from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

erosion | Business English

erosion
noun [ U ]
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the gradual reduction or destruction of something:
erosion of sth Investors may have seen some erosion of capital over the year.
erosion in sth The effect of this is that the erosion in the relative value of the pension will continue.
price/jobs erosion Intense competition and price erosion will force the company to cut 10% of its global workforce.
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Examples of erosion

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Lastly, the amendment refers to, "further erosions of individual freedom and choice in the name of safety".
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Under the present scheme, the £2 million, amongst other financial erosions, has £600,000 taken off it for the bureaucracy.
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I am concerned that over the next few years we shall start a series of protracted erosions.
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We know that there will be other erosions.
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They fear that this continual pressure of the erosions of differentials will continue.
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However, any further erosions of the principle must be firmly justified.
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All those are further erosions of our national sovereignty, however else one likes to look at it.
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He feels that the proposal will pave the way for further erosions of personal freedom.
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There has been a whole series of erosions of rights before industrial tribunals.
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How are we to protect them from the erosions of inflation?
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Over recent years, there have been several erosions in controls over the way in which alcohol can be sold.
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There are 100 ways in which £2 million can be spent, without all these erosions, which would actually benefit authors and the people of this country.
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The long series of erosions in railway services which has accompanied our relative national economic decline has made the country ever more dependent on the internal combustion engine.
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We see similar erosions of civil liberties.
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Indeed, as was said earlier in the debate, in recent years erosions of differentials for responsibility and for skill have contributed largely, in my view, to our industrial decline.
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Collocations with erosion

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beach erosion
Beach erosion was reported along the east coast, due to persistent easterly winds.
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coastal erosion
Chapter two discusses delivery of land-derived organic carbon from rivers, coastal erosion, ice rafting, and winds.
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constant erosion
In immigrant communities, there is a constant erosion of membership.
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Translations of erosion

in Chinese (Traditional)
侵蝕, 腐蝕, 磨損…
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侵蚀, 腐蚀, 磨损…
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erosión, erosión [feminine]…
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erosão, erosão [feminine]…
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झीज, धूप - लाटा, पाऊस किंवा वारा यामुळे माती…
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侵食, 浸食（しんしょく）…
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érosion [feminine], érosion…
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aşın(dır)ma, erozyon…
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erosió…
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erosie…
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மண், கல் முதலியவற்றின் உண்மை. அலைகள், மழை அல்லது காற்றால் படிப்படியாக சேதமடைந்து அகற்றப்படுகிறது…
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अपक्षरण, (किसी गुण या अवस्था का) क्षरण, अपरदन…
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ધોવાણ, ઓસરવું, ઘટવું…
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erosion, udhulning…
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frätning, nötning, erosion…
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pengikisan…
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die Erosion…
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erosjon [masculine], nedbryting [masculine], erosjon…
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کٹاؤ, بربادی, اچھی قدروں، عادتوں کا بتدریج خاتمہ ہونا…
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ерозія, роз'їдання…
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నేల, రాయి మొదలైన వాస్తవం క్రమంగా దెబ్బతింటుంది మరియు తరంగాలు, వర్షం లేదా గాలి ద్వారా తొలగించబడుతుంది…
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تَآكُل…
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মাটি, পাথর ইত্যাদির ক্ষয়, ধীরে ধীরে হ্রাস বা ক্ষয়…
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eroze…
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pengikisan…
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การกัดกร่อน…
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sự xói mòn, sự ăn mòn…
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erozja…
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침식…
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erosione…
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