mó​shí

abrasion

  • created sense approved 磨蚀/磨蝕 · mó​shí · abrasion — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨蚀 / 磨蝕

    mó​shí

    abrasion

    the geological process of wearing away the earth's surface by the friction of water, wind, ice, or gravity carrying rocks and sand; erosion

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to rub 蚀 (literal) → 蚀/蝕 · shí · to erode

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 磨蚀/磨蝕 · mó​shí · to wear away — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨蚀 / 磨蝕

    mó​shí

    to wear away

    to cause something to gradually wear down or disappear over time; to erode

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to rub 蚀 (literal) → 蚀/蝕 · shí · to erode

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense