The general process or the group of processes whereby the materials of Earth's crust are loosened, dissolved, or worn away and simultaneously moved from one place to another, by natural agencies, which include weathering, solution, corrosion, and transportation, but usually exclude mass wasting.
(Source: BJGEO)
erosion by chemical action
condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind
the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors"
condition in which the earth''s surface is worn away by the action of water and wind