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depletion (noun)

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  • depletion — deplete ► VERB 1) reduce the number or quantity of. 2) use up (energy, stocks, etc.); exhaust. DERIVATIVES depletion noun. ORIGIN Latin deplere empty out …   English terms dictionary

  • depletion — de‧ple‧tion [dɪˈpliːʆn] noun [uncountable] when an amount of something is greatly reduced or nearly all used up: • Many businessmen judged the bank s measures insufficient to prevent the continuing depletion of foreign exchange reserves. • the… …   Financial and business terms

  • depletion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ rapid ▪ severe, significant ▪ resource ▪ oil, oxygen, ozone, etc …   Collocations dictionary

  • depletion — noun the depletion of our natural resources Syn: exhaustion, use, consumption, expenditure; reduction, decrease, diminution; impoverishment …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • depletion — noun 1. the act of decreasing something markedly (Freq. 2) • Derivationally related forms: ↑deplete • Hypernyms: ↑decrease, ↑diminution, ↑reduction, ↑step down • Hyp …   Useful english dictionary

  • depletion layer — noun (electronics) In semiconductor materials, the area where mobile electrons do not neutralize the combined charge of the donors and acceptors, barrier layer • • • Main Entry: ↑deplete …   Useful english dictionary

  • depletion — noun see deplete …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • depletion — noun a) the act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion b) the consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished …   Wiktionary

  • depletion ration — noun : a basic experimental ration designed to exhaust the body reserve of a specific nutrient while maintaining other dietary requirements in balance …   Useful english dictionary

  • depletion — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. exhaustion, reduction, deficiency; see consumption 1 , emptiness . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The depletion or sapping of strength or energy: attenuation, debilitation, devitalization, enervation, enfeeblement,… …   English dictionary for students

  • ozone depletion — noun Damage to the ozone layer caused by compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) • • • Main Entry: ↑ozone …   Useful english dictionary

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