erodable
Subject to erosion
Erodable means capable of being worn away by natural forces like water, wind, or ice.
Soil, rock, and coastlines may be erodable to varying degrees depending on their composition: The erodable cliffs lose several feet each year to wave action.
Also spelled erodible, which is more common in technical contexts.
Carbonate sedimentary rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
- shaleCompacted clay sediment
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
- siltWaterborne earth particles
loess · alluvium · bedrock · karst · outcrop · strata · deposition · mineralogy
Easily influenced or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- unstableProne to sudden change
- degradableAble to decompose
- friableReadily reduced to fragments
soft · weak · exposed · unprotected · bare · loosened · compromised · weathered
Shallow surface wound
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
- sappingGradually draining vitality
wind · rain · ice · thermal · chemical · biological · freeze-thaw · salt spray
limestone
Carbonate sedimentary rock
silt · loess · alluvium · bedrock · karst · outcrop · strata · deposition · mineralogy · marl
susceptible
Easily influenced or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- unstableProne to sudden change
- degradableAble to decompose
friable · soft · weak · exposed · unprotected · bare · loosened · compromised · weathered · worn
abrasion
Shallow surface wound
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
sapping · wind · rain · ice · thermal · chemical · biological · freeze-thaw · salt spray · acid rain
badlands
Arid, heavily eroded terrain
delta · dunes · escarpment · gullies · moraine · plateau · ravines · terraces · valleys · coastline
topsoil
Nutrient-rich surface earth
watershed · overgrazing · siltation · mulching · cover crops · terracing · no-till · subsoil · loam · humus
erodableweatherproof
Resistant to outdoor elements
weather-resistant · impervious · resistant · hardened · unyielding
erodableindestructible
Impossible to damage permanently
imperishable · permanent · enduring · durable · lasting
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