erosive
Example Sentences
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In many industries, wear-resistant coatings are used to protect a structure from erosive wear.
From Science Daily • Oct. 18, 2023
These divots grew into larger depressions as more erosive energy was concentrated in a smaller area, because the grass blocked part of each wave.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 15, 2023
When the flows are high, they become fire hoses, channeling the energy and erosive force of the river downstream.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023
Someone needed to take another look at the bipedal tracks at Site A. But those same seasonal rains that gift us fossil bones and footprints also have the erosive power to take them away.
From Scientific American • Nov. 5, 2022
Give an example of the erosive power of running water.
From Geology by Geikie, James
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