subside
[ suhb-sahyd ]
/ səbˈsaɪd /
verb (used without object), sub·sid·ed, sub·sid·ing.
to sink to a low or lower level.
to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate: The laughter subsided.
to sink or fall to the bottom; settle; precipitate: to cause coffee grounds to subside.
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British Dictionary definitions for subsidence (1 of 2)
subsidence
/ (səbˈsaɪdəns, ˈsʌbsɪdəns) /
noun
the act or process of subsiding or the condition of having subsided
geology the gradual sinking of landforms to a lower level as a result of earth movements, mining operations, etc
British Dictionary definitions for subsidence (2 of 2)
subside
/ (səbˈsaɪd) /
verb (intr)
to become less loud, excited, violent, etc; abate
to sink or fall to a lower level
(of the surface of the earth, etc) to cave in; collapse
(of sediment, etc) to sink or descend to the bottom; settle
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subsider, nounWord Origin for subside
C17: from Latin subsīdere to settle down, from sub- down + sīdere to settle
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Medicine definitions for subsidence
subsidence
[ səb-sīd′ns, sŭb′sĭ-dns ]
n.
Sinking or settling in a bone, as of a prosthetic component of a total joint implant.
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