German

Noun

Erosion f ‎(genitive Erosion, plural Erosionen)

1. erosion

Synonyms

• Abtragung
• Aushöhlung

English

Effects of erosion.

Noun

erosion ‎(countable and uncountable, plural erosions)

1. (uncountable) The result of having been being worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
   • 2012, George Monbiot, Guardian Weekly, August 24, p.20

     Even second-generation biofuels, made from crop wastes or wood, are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing the straw and stovers which protect the soil from erosion and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground.

2. (uncountable) The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.
3. (uncountable, figuratively) The gradual loss of something as a result of an ongoing process.

   the erosion of a person's trust

   trademark erosion, caused by everyday use of the trademarked term

4. (uncountable) Destruction by abrasive action of fluids.
5. (mathematics, image processing) One of two fundamental operations in morphological image processing from which all other morphological operations are derived.
6. (dentistry) Loss of tooth enamel due to non-bacteriogenic chemical processes.
7. (medicine) A shallow ulceration or lesion, usually involving skin or epithelial tissue.

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