subsidence

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsʌbsɨdəns/, /sʌbˈsaɪdəns/

Noun

subsidence

1. The process of becoming less active or severe.

   • The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions.

2. (geology) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation or seismic activity or groundwater depletion

Related terms

• subside

Translations

• Portuguese: enfraquecimento
• Russian: успокое́ние
• Spanish: debilitamiento

Translations

• French: subsidence
• German: Absenkung, Setzung, Versenkung
• Italian: subsidenza
• Portuguese: subsidência
• Spanish: subsidencia

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