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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A natural degradation process. Erosion is a general term that covers the loss or breaking down of a substance due to [ | + | A natural degradation process. Erosion is a general term that covers the loss or breaking down of a substance due to [[wind]], [[rain]], [[ice]], waves, chemical reactions or human use. Chemical erosion may occur when a material is altered by dissolution, hydration, oxidation (corrosion) or carbonization. Mechanical erosion occurs when portions of a material are physically separated and transported to a new location. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Description
A natural degradation process. Erosion is a general term that covers the loss or breaking down of a substance due to Wind, Rain, Ice, waves, chemical reactions or human use. Chemical erosion may occur when a material is altered by dissolution, hydration, oxidation (corrosion) or carbonization. Mechanical erosion occurs when portions of a material are physically separated and transported to a new location.
Synonyms and Related Terms
weathering; Erosion (Deut.); érosion (Fr.); erosão (Port.)
Additional Images
Differential erosion
Loss of components
Loss of matrix
Rounding
Authority
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "erosion." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2005. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service 2 June 2005 .
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- ASTM, "Standard Terminology Relating to Paint, Varnish, Lacquer and Related Products", Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 6, Paints, Related Coatings and Aromatics, ASTM, D16, 7-Jan, Jul-96