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- Dictionarysubsidence/səbˈsʌɪdns/
noun
- 1. the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land: "the race was abandoned because of subsidence of the track"
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noun [ U ] uk / səbˈsaɪ.d ə ns / / ˈsʌb.sɪ.d ə ns / us / səbˈsaɪ.d ə ns / / ˈsʌb.sə.d ə ns / Add to word list. the process by which land or buildings sink to a lower level: The building had to be demolished because of subsidence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Moving downwards. base jumping. cascade. descend. descent. downwardly.
Subsidence is a general term for downward vertical movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities. Subsidence involves little or no horizontal movement, which distinguishes it from slope movement.
1. : to sink or fall to the bottom : settle. 2. : to tend downward : descend. especially : to flatten out so as to form a depression. 3. : to let oneself settle down : sink. subsided into a chair. 4. : to become quiet or less. as the fever subsides. my anger subsided. subsidence. səb-ˈsī-dᵊn (t)s. ˈsəb-sə-dən (t)s. noun. Synonyms. abate.
Subsidence, sinking of the Earth’s surface in response to geologic or man-induced causes. When subsidence occurs in great belts, providing troughs for the accumulation of sediments, the resulting features are termed geosynclines; nonlinear subsidence produces basins and irregular depressions.
Subsidence - sinking of the ground because of underground material movement—is most often caused by the removal of water, oil, natural gas, or mineral resources out of the ground by pumping, fracking, or mining activities.
SUBSIDENCE meaning: 1. the process by which land or buildings sink to a lower level: 2. the process by which land or…. Learn more.
Subsidence definition: the act or process of subsiding or the condition of having subsided. See examples of SUBSIDENCE used in a sentence.
