EATING AWAY

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Meaning:

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

Synonyms:

eating away; eroding; erosion; wearing; wearing away

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("eating away" is a kind of...):

geologic process; geological process ((geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified)

Domain category:

geology (a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "eating away"):

chatter mark (marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier)

ablation (the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers)

beach erosion (the erosion of beaches)

deflation ((geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind)

planation (the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced)

soil erosion (the washing away of soil by the flow of water)