Erosion: alternatives and connections

A carrying or taking away; removal.

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The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.

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The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.

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The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent ac…

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A general decrease in prices over time.

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A wearing off or away.

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The act of indenting or state of being indented.

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of Pit

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The quality or state of being rough.

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The reddish yellow coating formed on iron when exposed to moist air, consisting of ferric oxide or hydroxide; hence, by extension, any metallic film…

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of Rust

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To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend.

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The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation…

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To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scr…

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To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with effort; to wear or eat away by scr…

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of Corrode

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The action or effect of corrosive agents, or the process of corrosive change; as, the rusting of iron is a variety of corrosion.

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of Erode

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of Wear

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