English-Russian translations for erosion

• размывание
• эро́зия
• эрозия

Definition of erosion

• The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face
• The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact
• Destruction by abrasive action of fluids
• Loss of tooth enamel due to non-bacteriogenic chemical processes
• In morphology, a basic operation ; see

Examples

• the erosion of a persons trust
• trademark erosion, caused by everyday use of the trademarked term

Related words

• antierosion
• phonetic erosion
• dune erosion
• eolian erosion
• soil erosion
• castal erosion
• wind erosion