rapid erosion

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• Erosion — is the carrying away or displacement of solids (sediment, soil, rock and other particles) usually by the agents of currents such as, wind, water, or ice by downward or down slope movement in response to gravity or by living organisms (in the case …   Wikipedia

• Erosion corrosion of copper water tubes — Erosion corrosion, also known as impingement damage, is the combined effect of corrosion and erosion caused by rapid flowing turbulent water. It is probably the second most common cause of copper tube failures behind Type 1 pitting which is also… …   Wikipedia

• erosion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ serious, severe, significant ▪ Acid rain has caused severe erosion on the hillside. ▪ further ▪ He risks further erosion of his support among voters …   Collocations dictionary

• rapid — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

• Cycle of erosion — The cycle of erosion was a model for stream erosion and landscape development proposed by William Morris Davis in the late 19th century. Davis Stages in the fluvial cycle of erosion published in 1909 defined a young, mature, and old sequence in… …   Wikipedia

• accelerated erosion — /əkˌsɛləreɪtəd əˈroʊʒən/ (say uhk.seluhraytuhd uh rohzhuhn) noun erosion which results from human activities, such as surface mining, agriculture, construction, etc., and which takes place at a much more rapid rate than the erosion caused by… …  

• river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a… …   Universalium

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• mountain — mountainless, adj. /mown tn/, n. 1. a natural elevation of the earth s surface rising more or less abruptly to a summit, and attaining an altitude greater than that of a hill, usually greater than 2000 ft. (610 m). 2. a large mass of something… …   Universalium

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• metamorphic rock — Any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing geological conditions, including variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress. The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary,… …   Universalium