E*ro"sion, n. The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the coast.

E*ro"sion (?), n. [L. erosio. See Erode.] 1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away.

2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.

E*ro"sion, n. The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural process. The chief agent of erosion is running water; minor agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking against the coast.

• the result of having been being worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face