erosive

[ ih-roh-siv ]
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adjective
  1. serving to erode; causing erosion.

Origin of erosive

1
1820–30; <Latin ērōs(us) (see erose) + -ive

Other words from erosive

  • e·ro·sive·ness, e·ro·siv·i·ty, noun
  • an·ti·e·ro·sive, adjective
  • non·e·ro·sive, adjective
  • un·e·ro·sive, adjective

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How to use erosive in a sentence

  • Of course, these same erosive forces continue to shape Arches today.

  • Vast portions of the mountain have already been carried away by the erosive forces of ice and running water.

    Your National Parks | Enos A. Mills
  • They often occur in cavities which have been formed by the erosive action of acidulated water, in the way described in pars.

    Geology | James Geikie
  • These secondary domes have been eaten away by erosive agencies in varying degrees.

    North America | Israel C. Russell
  • The mesas of Arizona, the earth sculpture of the Grand Canyon remain as monuments to the erosive forces which produced them.

    Influences of Geographic Environment | Ellen Churchill Semple
  • The erosive energy of the latter was diffused over a wide field of sunken, boulder-like domes and ridges.

    The Yosemite | John Muir