eating_away (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *eating away*:
NOUN	process	eating away, erosion, eroding, wearing, wearing away	(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

English > *eating away*: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning	(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it).
Synonyms	erosion, eroding, wearing, wearing away
Category	geology	A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks
Narrower	ablation	The erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
	abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition	erosion by friction
	beach erosion	The erosion of beaches
	chatter mark	marks on a glaciated rock / rock caused by the movement of a glacier
	deflation	(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks / 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
Broader	geological process, geologic process	(geology) a natural process whereby geological features are modified
Spanish	erosión
Catalan	erosió

HyperDic: eating_away