AWL Sublist 9 · Academic Word

erosion

/ɪˈroʊʒən/ Syllables: e·ro·sion

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Arabic Translation & Context

Synonyms & Antonyms

Gradual wearing away; slow loss or weakening of something over time.

Synonyms

wearing degradation attrition

Antonyms

accumulation growth

Translations

erosion in Arabic

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Arabic Meaning

تآكل، تحات

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Easy Explanation (Arabic)

فقدان أو تدهور شيء ما ببطء بمرور الوقت، مثل تآكل الصخور بفعل الماء.

Easy Explanation

Erosion is gradual wearing away. Budget erosion reduces lab capacity when maintenance funds decline year after year.

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Memory TipErode plus -sion — steady loss bit by bit over time.

Contextual Examples

Coastal erosion threatens field sites where geographers have collected long-term sediment data.

Erosion of public trust followed reports that peer review timelines were manipulated selectively.

Repeated budget cuts caused erosion of technical support available to teaching laboratories.

Word Families & Pronunciation