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1 subsidence
noun (the process of subsiding: The road has had to be closed because of subsidence.) (ned)synking; sammensynkingsubst. \/səbˈsaɪd(ə)ns\/, \/ˈsʌbsɪd(ə)ns\/1) det at noe avtar, det at noe stilner av2) synking3) ( geologi) (land)senkning4) setning, det at grunnen setter seg5) ( kjemi) bunnfall, avleiring6) ( kjemi) bunnfelling7) nedgangundergo a subsidence dempes
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