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The act or operation of eroding or eating away.

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  1. n. The act or operation of eroding or eating away.
  2. n. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.
  3. n. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
  4. n. condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
  5. n. a gradual decline of something
  6. n. erosion by chemical action
  7. 1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away. 2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.
  8. n:100 n. (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) n. condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind n. a gradual decline of something