erosions
Slow wearing away
Erosions is the plural of erosion, the gradual wearing away of something by natural forces or persistent pressure.
Water causes erosions along riverbanks; wind creates erosions in desert rock.
The term extends to any gradual decline: erosions of civil liberties, erosions of public trust.
In medicine, erosions are shallow losses of tissue, especially in the stomach lining or on bone surfaces.
Atmospheric breakdown of materials
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- gulliesChannels carved by erosion
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- canyonsDeep, narrow valleys
runoff · landforms · badlands · ravines · coastline · riverbanks · slopes · hillsides
Process of declining quality
- declineDecrease or refuse
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- diminishingBecoming progressively less
disintegration · crumbling · decay · attrition · fading · corrosion · degradation · dissolution
Erosive internal sores
- lesionsAreas of damaged tissue
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- mucosaMoist organ lining
- cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
bone loss · joints · cervical · corneal · dental · enamel · gastric · inflammatory
Nutrient-rich surface earth
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- overgrazingExcessive pasture consumption
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
desertification · runoff · fertility · sedimentation · terracing · cover crops · gullies · dust bowl
Land-water boundary
- beachesSandy coastal areas
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- tidesPeriodic sea-level changes
seawalls · dunes · jetties · breakwaters · storm surge · sea level · saltwater · headlands
Justified claims to freedoms
- freedomsRights to act unhindered
- libertiesProtected individual rights
- democracyRule by the people
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
autonomy · institutions · safeguards · protections · boundaries · norms · oversight · accountability
weathering
Atmospheric breakdown of materials
canyons · runoff · landforms · badlands · ravines · coastline · riverbanks · slopes · hillsides · soil loss
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- declineDecrease or refuse
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- underminingWeakening by covert means
diminishing · disintegration · crumbling · decay · attrition · fading · corrosion · degradation · dissolution · wearing away
ulcers
Erosive internal sores
cartilage · bone loss · joints · cervical · corneal · dental · enamel · gastric · inflammatory · degenerative
topsoil
Nutrient-rich surface earth
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- overgrazingExcessive pasture consumption
deforestation · desertification · runoff · fertility · sedimentation · terracing · cover crops · gullies · dust bowl · farmland
shoreline
Land-water boundary
tides · seawalls · dunes · jetties · breakwaters · storm surge · sea level · saltwater · headlands · spits
rights
Justified claims to freedoms
sovereignty · autonomy · institutions · safeguards · protections · boundaries · norms · oversight · accountability · checks
erosionsdepositions
Formal pretrial questioning
accretions · accumulations · sedimentations · buildups · formations
erosionsaccretions
Gradual external additions
accumulations · growths · buildups · expansions · augmentations
erosionsreinforcements
Additional troops sent in
rebuildings · fortifications · restorations · preservations · constructions
- river erosionWater wearing away earth
- soil erosionLoss of topsoil
- beach erosionShore loss from water
- soil erosion controlPreventing terrain degradation
- coastal erosionLand loss at sea edges
- coastline erosionSea wearing away land