单词 | eroding |
释义 | erodingn. The action of erode v.; in quot. attributive. ΚΠ 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 639 The eroding action of water during freshets becomes immense. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi xxviii. 577 It is a kind of clay on which the eroding power of water has little effect. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2020). erodingadj. That erodes. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [adjective] > by loss of material or wasted > worn > eroded or eaten away > that eats away fretting1393 gnawing1567 eatingc1602 eroding1612 depascent1651 feeding1750 erosive1830 1612 P. Pomarius Enchiridion Med. (new ed.) ii. 84 This infirmitie proceedeth from gnawing and eroding humours. 1741 A. Monro Anat. Human Bones (ed. 3) 37 The Effects of eroding acrid Matter. 1803 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 9 558 Eroding ulcerations in the neck. 1870 Tyndall in Times 15 Sept. 7/6 The eroding forces of the atmosphere had weathered and decomposed the molten rocks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1863adj.1612 |
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