Noun

• S: (n) erosion, eroding, eating away, wearing, wearing away ((geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))
• S: (n) erosion (condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind)
• S: (n) erosion (a gradual decline of something) "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) corrosion, corroding, erosion (erosion by chemical action)