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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Erosion \E*ro"sion\, n.
The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural
process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor
agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the
coast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Erosion \E*ro"sion\, n. [L. erosio. See {Erode}.]
1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away
2. The state of being eaten away corrosion; canker.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
erosion
n 1: the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down
(as by particles washing over it) [syn: {eroding}, {eating
away}, {wearing}, {wearing away}]
2: condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the
action of water and wind
3: erosion by chemical action [syn: {corrosion}, {corroding}]
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