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• Corrasion — is a geographical term for the process of mechanical erosion of a rock surface caused when materials are transported across it by running water, glaciers, wind, waves or gravitational movement downslope,[1] for example, the wearing away of fine… …   Wikipedia

• corrasion — corrasive /keuh ray siv/, adj. /keuh ray zheuhn/, n. the mechanical erosion of soil and rock by the abrasive action of particles set in motion by running water, wind, glacial ice, and gravity. [1605 15; < L corras(us) scraped together (ptp. of… …   Universalium

• corrasion —    Mechanical erosion performed by such moving agents as water, ice, and wind, especially when armed with rock fragments [10].    Abrasion of the rock floor and walls of a stream channel by rock debris carried in the water [9].    See also… …   Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

• corrasion — cor•ra•sion [[t]kəˈreɪ ʒən[/t]] n. gel the mechanical erosion of soil and rock by the abrasive action of particles set in motion by running water, wind, glacial ice, and gravity • Etymology: 1870–75; der. of corrade, on the model of abrade:… …   From formal English to slang

• Coastal erosion — Many stretches of the East Anglia, England coastline are prone to heavy levels of erosion, such as this, the collapsed section of cliffs at Hunstanton, Norfolk. Coastal erosion is the wearing away of land and the removal of beach or dune… …   Wikipedia

• GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY — Names The name Ereẓ Israel (the Land of Israel) designates the land which, according to the Bible was promised as an inheritance to the Israelite tribes. In the course of time it came to be regarded first by the Jews and then also by the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• 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

• corrade — /keuh rayd , kaw /, v., corraded, corrading. v.i. 1. (of a moving agent, as running water, wind, or a glacier) to erode by the abrasion of materials carried along. 2. to disintegrate as a result of corrasion, as the rock underlying the brink of a …   Universalium

• Weathering — This article is about weathering of rocks and minerals. For weathering of polymers, see Polymer degradation and Weather testing of polymers. Weathering is the breaking down of rocks, soils and minerals as well as artificial materials through… …   Wikipedia

• Wave-cut platform — Wave cut platform. In this case, alternating hard and soft layers have been folded up vertically and eroded by the tides, resulting in a regular ripple pattern at the surface. A wave cut platform, or shore platform is the narrow flat area often… …   Wikipedia

• Alte Weser (lighthouse) — Infobox Lighthouse name=Alte Weser caption = Alte Weser lighthouse in 1992 location = Offshore, mouth of the Weser River, German Bight coordinates =coord|53|52|N|8|08|E| yearbuilt = 1961 1964 yearlit = September 1, 1964 automated = 1972… …   Wikipedia