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eroded (encz) | eroded,erodovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
eroded (encz) | eroded,rozežraný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
eroded (encz) | eroded,vymletý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Eroded (gcide) | Erode \E*rode"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Eroding.] [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See
Rodent.]
1. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the
flesh. "The blood . . . erodes the vessels." --Wiseman.
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The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the
gun. --Am. Cyc.
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2. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.)
(a) To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land.
(b) To produce by erosion, or wearing away; as, glaciers
erode U-shaped valleys.
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3. to reduce or lessen as if by eroding; as, a politician's
base of support is eroded by evidence of corruption; the
buying power of the dollar is eroded by inflation. [fig.]
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Eroded (gcide) | Eroded \E*rod"ed\, p. p. & a.
1. Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away.
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2. (Bot.) Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or
irregularly toothed.
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eroded (wn) | eroded
adj 1: worn away as by water or ice or wind [syn: eroded,
scoured] |
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eroded (encz) | eroded,erodovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožeroded,rozežraný adj: Zdeněk Brožeroded,vymletý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
uneroded (encz) | uneroded, adj: |
eroded (wn) | eroded
adj 1: worn away as by water or ice or wind [syn: eroded,
scoured] |
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