subsidence

English

Etymology

Latin subsidens, subsidentis, present participle of subsidere.

Noun

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Subsidence

Wikipedia subsidence (countable and uncountable; plural subsidences)

1. The process of becoming less active or severe
   • Bishop Warburton

     The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions.

2. A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation or seismic activity

Related terms

• subside v