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Erosion vs Removal - What's the difference?

erosion | removal |

As nouns the difference between erosion and removal

is that erosion is erosion while removal is the process of moving, or the fact of being removed.

erosion

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) The result of having been being worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.
  • * 2012 , (George Monbiot), (Guardian Weekly) , August 24, p.20
  • Even second-generation in the ground.
  • (uncountable) The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact.
  • (uncountable) Destruction by abrasive action of fluids.
  • (mathematics, image processing) One of two fundamental operations in (morphological image processing) from which all other morphological operations are derived.
  • (dentistry) Loss of tooth enamel due to non-bacteriogenic chemical processes.
  • (medicine) A shallow ulceration or lesion, usually involving skin or epithelial tissue.
  • Derived terms

    * erosive * erosional * sheet erosion * splash erosion

    removal

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia removal) (en noun)
  • The process of moving, or the fact of being removed.
  • The relocation of a business etc.
  • The dismissal of someone from office.
  • (Ireland) A funeral ceremony involving prayers and meeting of the family, usually at the home of the deceased, and normally held on the evening prior to burial.
  • Synonyms

    * (moving to another place) move, relocation