† deterrationn.

Etymology: < Latin dē down + terra earth + -ation suffix. (Not connected with modern French déterrer, Old French desterrer to disinter.)

Obsolete.

The carrying down or descent of the surface of the earth from hills and higher grounds into the valleys, by the action of rain, landslips, or other physical process: a frequent term of physiographers about 1700; cf. degradation n.¹ 6.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [noun]

deterration1686

undermining1693

erosion1774

corrosion1781

degradation1799

denudation1811

corrasion1875

1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iii. 113 By the deterration or sinking of a hill between the Church, and place of view.

1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 210 A Marish..being buried in Earth, by those frequent Deterrations from the adjoyning Hills.

1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 54 Deterrations, or the Devolution of Earth down upon the Valleys, from the Hills and higher Grounds.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Deterration is a Removal of the Earth, Sand, &c., from the Mountains and higher Grounds down into the Valleys and Lower Parts: This is occasioned by Rains.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	deterration
释义	† deterrationn. Etymology: < Latin dē down + terra earth + -ation suffix. (Not connected with modern French déterrer, Old French desterrer to disinter.) Obsolete. The carrying down or descent of the surface of the earth from hills and higher grounds into the valleys, by the action of rain, landslips, or other physical process: a frequent term of physiographers about 1700; cf. degradation n.¹ 6. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > erosion or weathering > [noun] deterration1686 undermining1693 erosion1774 corrosion1781 degradation1799 denudation1811 corrasion1875 1686 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Staffs. iii. 113 By the deterration or sinking of a hill between the Church, and place of view. 1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 210 A Marish..being buried in Earth, by those frequent Deterrations from the adjoyning Hills. 1695 J. Woodward Ess. Nat. Hist. Earth 54 Deterrations, or the Devolution of Earth down upon the Valleys, from the Hills and higher Grounds. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Deterration is a Removal of the Earth, Sand, &c., from the Mountains and higher Grounds down into the Valleys and Lower Parts: This is occasioned by Rains. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1686
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