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mechanical erosion

mechanical erosion 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.

Noun

mechanical erosion (plural mechanical erosions)

  1. 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.

Forms of mechanical erosion

pluralmechanical erosions

Questions about mechanical erosion

What does mechanical erosion mean?
Mechanical erosion means 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.
What part of speech is mechanical erosion?
Mechanical erosion is a noun.
What is the plural of mechanical erosion?
The plural of mechanical erosion is mechanical erosions.

Words near mechanical erosion in the dictionary

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  3. mechanical erasers
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  8. mechanical games
  9. mechanical horse
  10. mechanical horsepower
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