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mass wasting

mass wasting noun: the movement downslope of soil and rock in response to gravity.

Noun

mass wasting (uncountable)

  1. the movement downslope of soil and rock in response to gravity

mass wasting meaning in Tamil

mass wasting in Tamil

நிலச்சரிவு

Questions about mass wasting

What does mass wasting mean?
Mass wasting means the movement downslope of soil and rock in response to gravity.
What is mass wasting in Tamil?
Mass wasting in Tamil is நிலச்சரிவு. See Mass wasting meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mass wasting?
Mass wasting is a noun.

Words near mass wasting in the dictionary

  1. mass transit
  2. mass transits
  3. mass transportation
  4. mass vaccination centre
  5. mass vaccination centres
  6. mass wasting
  7. mass-applied
  8. mass-applies
  9. mass-apply
  10. mass-applying
  11. mass-energies

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