Associations to the word «Subsidence»

Wiktionary

SUBSIDENCE, noun. The process of becoming less active or severe
SUBSIDENCE, noun. (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

Dictionary definition

SUBSIDENCE, noun. An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission".
SUBSIDENCE, noun. A gradual sinking to a lower level.
SUBSIDENCE, noun. The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke