Eroded

Eroded
Eroded E*rod"ed, p. p. & a. 1. Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or irregularly toothed. [1913 Webster]


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  • Eroded — Erode E*rode , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eroded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eroding}.] [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See {Rodent}.] 1. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. The blood . . . erodes the vessels. Wiseman.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eroded fan remnant —    All, or a portion of an alluvial fan that is much more extensively eroded and dissected than a fan remnant; sometimes called an erosional fan remnant (FFP). It consists primarily of a) eroded and highly dissected sides (eroded fan remnant… …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • eroded fan-remnant sideslope —    A rough or broken margin of an eroded fan remnant highly dissected by ravines and gullies that can be just a fringe or make up a large part of an eroded alluvial fan; its bounding escarpments (risers), originally formed by inset channels, have …   Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • eroded — adjective worn down or worn away …   Wiktionary

  • eroded — Synonyms and related words: abated, ablated, attenuated, bated, belittled, blanched, bleached, burnt up, by the board, consumed, contracted, corroded, curtailed, decreased, deflated, depleted, diminished, dissipated, drained, dropped, eaten,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • eroded — adj. worn away, corroded, eaten away e·rode || ɪ rəʊd v. wear away, grind down, corrode; slowly consume, eat away …   English contemporary dictionary

  • eroded —    Ai, ai ia, a ai, pao, po o, koea …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • eroded — adjective worn away as by water or ice or wind (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑scoured • Similar to: ↑worn …   Useful english dictionary

  • uni'öhkanya'kö — eroded stream bank …   Mingo semantic fields

  • pitted — Eroded contact breaker points …   Dictionary of automotive terms

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