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mechanical erosion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
me-chan-i-cal ero-sion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The physical breakdown and removal of rock and soil by natural forces like wind, water (rivers, waves), ice (glaciers), and temperature changes; agents physically abrade, shatter, or dislodge material, transporting it elsewhere, with common examples being riverbank undercutting, sandblasting by wind, and frost wedging in rocks.

Inflected Forms

mechanical erosions (plural)

Questions

What does mechanical erosion mean?
The physical breakdown and removal of rock and soil by natural forces like wind, water (rivers, waves), ice (glaciers), and temperature changes; agents physically abrade, shatter, or dislodge material, transporting it elsewhere, with common examples being riverbank undercutting, sandblasting by wind, and frost wedging in rocks.

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