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Definition of Erosive

1. Adjective. Wearing away by friction. "The erosive effects of waves on the shoreline"

2. Adjective. Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action.

Definition of Erosive

1. a. That erodes or gradually eats away; tending to erode; corrosive.

Definition of Erosive

1. Adjective. of or pertaining to erosion ¹

2. Adjective. causing or tending to cause erosion ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Erosive

1. causing erosion [adj]

Medical Definition of Erosive

1. 1. Having the property of eroding or wearing away. 2. An eroding agent. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erosive

erogenous zones eromenoi erose erose leaf erosely eroses erosible erosion erosional erosionally

erosions erosive (current term) erosive adenomatosis of nipple erosive gastritis erosiveness erosivenesses erosivities erosivity erostrate erotema

erotemas eroteme erotemes eroteses erotesis erotetic

Literary usage of Erosive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elements of Geology: A Text-book for Colleges and for the General Reader by Joseph LeConte (1891)
"... upon the domain of the sea by the formation of deltas, the sea encroaches upon the land by the erosive action of the tides, and forms bays or estuaries. ..."

2. Practical Geology and Mineralogy: With Instructions for the Qualitative by Joshua Trimmer (1842)
"Some of the rivers of Central France afford strong evidence of the erosive power of running water on even the hardest rocks. The valleys through which they ..."

3. Engineers ̕pocketbook of Reinforced Concrete by Eyvind Lee Heidenreich (1915)
"erosive and Transporting Powers of Water.—The erosive power of water, ... The transporting power of water must not be confounded with hs erosive power. ..."

4. Final Report by New Jersey Geological Survey (1902)
"erosive effect of ice on elevations.—The general effect of the passage of an ice sheet, so far as its erosive action is concerned, is the smoothing of the ..."

5. Text-book of Geology by Sir Archibald Geikie (1902)
"Unequal erosive Action of Rain.—While the result of rain action is the general lowering of the level of the land, this process necessarily advances very ..."

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