erosion

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): əˈrəʊˌʒən
• (US) IPA ^(key): əˈroʊˌʒən

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Noun

Singular erosion

Plural erosions

1. (uncountable) Erosion is the loss of land because of water and wind.

   Farming increases soil erosion by breaking up soil structure, and reducing the number of plants.

   Footpath erosion is a significant problem in all the UK's national parks.

2. (uncountable) Erosion is a slow loss of something.

   The new plan should stop the erosion of support for the idea.

3. (medicine), (countable) An erosion is a shallow lesion that is usually found on the skin or in tissue of the epithelium.

Related words

• erode
• erosive
• erosional