degradation
101degradation — 1. Geological action of wearing down a surface [16]. 2. the process of degrading water quality in an aquifer by the addition of contaminants, either naturally or artificially. 3. The process by which various chemicals are altered to form …
102degradation — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abandonment, abasement, abjection, abjectness, ablation, abominableness, atomization, atrociousness, banishment, baseness, beggarliness, biodegradability, biodegradation, blackballing, breakup, bump, bust,… …
103dégradation — ● n. f. ►COMM Diminution de la qualité d un ensemble d informations (du bruit, des erreurs s y ajoutent progressivement). Généralement utilisé dans le monde des télécoms …
104Degradation — Det at sætte tilbage i rang, nedværdige …
105degradation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. debasement, depravity, degeneration, dishonor; see disgrace 1 , evil 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act or an instance of demoting: demotion, reduction. See RISE. 2. A lowering in or deprivation of character or… …
106Degradation — De|gra|da|ti|on* die; , en <aus gleichbed. kirchenlat. degradatio zu lat. degradare, vgl. ↑degradieren> das [Zurück]versetzen in eine niedere Position (z. B. als Strafe für ein die Ehrauffassungen verletzendes Handeln); vgl.… …
107degradation — [ geomorphology ] The wearing down or away, and the general lowering of the land surface by natural processes of weathering and erosion (e.g., the deepening by a stream of its channel) and may infer the process of transportation of sediment …
108degradation — deg·ra·da·tion || ‚degrÉ™ deɪʃn n. humiliation, dishonor, disgrace; reduction (in size, amount, etc.); breaking down (Chemistry) …
109degradation — [ˌdɛgrə deɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1》 the condition or process of degrading or being degraded. 2》 Geology the wearing down of rock by disintegration …
110degradation — n. 1. Dishonor, disgrace, humiliation. 2. Deterioration, abasement, debasement, degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, caducity, decline, vitiation, perversion. 3. (Geol.) Wearing away (of rocks, etc.), abrasion …