Associations to the word «Subsidence»
Noun
- Uplift
- Groundwater
- Sediment
- Magma
- Crust
- Erosion
- Deformation
- Rift
- Karst
- Eruption
- Yr
- Deposition
- Basin
- Peat
- Mining
- Landslide
- Inversion
- Oceanic
- Atoll
- Fissure
- Colliery
- Flooding
- Pumping
- Extraction
- Wetland
- Collapse
- Stratum
- Intrusion
- Trough
- Drainage
- Tsunami
- Volcano
- Triassic
- Viaduct
- Cretaceous
- Upheaval
- Earthquake
- Dike
- Reef
- Shoreline
- Embankment
- Divergence
- Sinking
- Delta
- Crater
- Deluge
- Fault
- Accumulation
- Coal
- Lava
- Depletion
- Regression
- Buildup
- Coastline
- Seawater
- Funnel
- Supernova
- Sturgeon
- Deposit
- Levee
- Cauldron
- Weathering
- Sugarcane
- Margin
- Shale
- Sandstone
- Quake
- Joaquin
- Soil
- Crack
- Breakup
- Cracking
Adjective
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
A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.