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The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
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The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.
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The gradual loss of something as a result of an ongoing process.
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the erosion of a person's trust
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Destruction by abrasive action of fluids.
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(image processing) One of two fundamental operations in morphological image processing from which all other morphological operations are derived.
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Loss of tooth enamel due to non-bacteriogenic chemical processes.
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A shallow ulceration or lesion, usually involving skin or epithelial tissue.
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In morphology, a basic operation (denoted ⊖); see Erosion (morphology).