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subsidence
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subsidence
n.
gradual sinking of land caused by natural shifts or human activity; (Medicine) remittal, remission, decrease in the manifestations (of a disease); sinking in bone;
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Subsidence
Subsidence is the motion of a surface (usually, the Earth's surface) as it shifts downward relative to a datum such as sea-level. The opposite of subsidence is uplift, which results in an increase in elevation. Ground subsidence is of concern to geologists, geotechnical engineers and surveyors.
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subsidence
Noun
1. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
(synonym) remission, remittal
(hypernym) suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement
(hyponym) resolution
(derivation) subside, lessen
2. a gradual sinking to a lower level
(synonym) settling, subsiding
(hypernym) sinking
(derivation) subside
3. the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
(synonym) cave in
(hypernym) collapse
(derivation) subside
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subsidence
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subsidence
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subsidence
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