The action of sinking down, subsiding, forming a deposit or sediment, etc.; also, the result of this.
| 单词 | θ108679 |
| 释义 | the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [noun] > sinking down (31) settlingc1440 The action of sinking down, subsiding, forming a deposit or sediment, etc.; also, the result of this. sinking1440 Downward movement, esp. of a vessel to the bottom of the sea, a lake, etc.; subsidence, lowering; an instance of this. declining1601 Gradual sinking or descent; downward slope or declivity. subsiding1607 The action of subside, v. (in various senses). Cf. subsidence, n. subsidency1650 = subsidence, n. 2, 4. sedation1661 The state of being settled. Obsolete. rare. sinking-in1678 (a) caving in, falling inwards; (b) Painting the process by which pigments in an oil painting sink into or become absorbed by the ground; (c)… subsidence1754 The more or less gradual sinking or caving in of an area of ground due to geological forces, mining operations, etc.; (also) the sinking of a… sinkage1783 The action of sinking or subsiding; an instance of this. Also: the amount or degree of sinking. settlement1793 A sinking down or subsidence (of a structure, loose earth, etc.). Subcategories:— instance of (5) — under weight or pressure (3) — of a person through weakness, etc. (1) — of liquids (2) — sinking or submerging in liquid (10) |
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