erosiveness

8.8

A natural force like water or wind that wears rock and soil away over time

noun
/ɪˈroʊsɪvnəs/

: erosividad

Scientists measure the erosiveness of different soil types to understand their vulnerability to rainfall.

Examples

Reducing the erosiveness of water runoff is essential for protecting agricultural land from degradation.
The erosiveness of ocean waves has dramatically altered the coastline over the past century.
The erosiveness of the acid affected the metal.
High levels of rainfall increase the erosiveness of the soil.
Reducing the erosiveness of water runoff is essential for protecting agricultural land from degradation.
The erosiveness of ocean waves has dramatically altered the coastline over the past century.
High levels of rainfall increase the erosiveness of the soil.

Synonyms

attrition

vserosiveness

Specialized

1 7.4

Slow wearing away of a surface by rubbing or natural forces

focuses on the tendency to cause that loss rather than the ongoing action

wearing away

vserosiveness

Specialized

1 5.1

Slow loss of a surface by water, wind, or rubbing

is the quality that causes gradual material removal rather than the process

detrition

vserosiveness

Specialized

9.9

A slow wearing away of a surface when something rubs it

is the quality producing gradual material removal rather than the action itself

Antonyms

stability

283 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

How Erosive

corrosiveness

Specialized

1 7.5

erosiveness

8.8

abrasiveness

Specialized

1 6.8

Surface Forms

erosiveness singular

erosivenesses plural

Morphology

erosiveness = erosive (transparent) = erosive + ness

The formation of the noun from the adjective 'erosive' using the suffix '-ness' is a standard and transparent morphological process.

Etymology

Erosiveness comes from the verb erode, which comes from an old Latin root rodere meaning 'to gnaw'. Picture water or wind 'gnawing' at soil or rock like a small animal, and that's why erosiveness is the power to wear things away over time.