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subsidence

noun
/ˈsʌbsɪdəns/

Etymology

Latin subsidens, subsidentis, present participle of subsidere. Equivalent to subside + -ence.

  1. derived from subsidens

Definitions

  1. The process of becoming less active or severe.

    • The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions.

  2. A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth…

    A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion, or the rocks in a geological basin, due to continued deposition from above.

    • In the early hours of April 28, 1953, it was completely blocked by a subsidence, which caused the death of five persons, when a pair of semi-detached houses collapsed into the cavity.

The neighborhood

Derived

antisubsidence, subsidence crater

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subsidence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA