English-Greek translations for degradation

• εκφυλισμός
• αποσάθρωση
• εξαθλίωση
• ξεπεσμός
• υποβάθμιση
  Τώρα αναφέρεται 'μειώνοντας τις εκπομπές για την αποψίλωση και την υποβάθμιση των δασών'. At the moment, it reads 'reducing emissions for deforestation and degradation'.
  Στην παράγραφο 20, γραμμή 3 θα πρέπει να αναφέρεται: 'μειώνοντας τις εκπομπές που οφείλονται στην αποψίλωση και την υποβάθμιση των δασών'. Paragraph 20, line 3 should read: 'reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation'.
• υποβιβασμός

Definition of degradation

• The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
• The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement
• A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc
• The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration
• The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind

Related words

• biodegradation
• photodegradation
• phytodegradation
• hydrodegradation
• antidegradation
• degradation product
• degradation process
• land degradation
• military degradation