subsidence

n. 沉淀, 下沉, 陷没

发音

US /ˈsʌbsɪdəns/

词形变化

subsidences 复数 subsidences

别名

subsidency

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The process of becoming less active or severe.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion, or the rocks in a geological basin, due to continued deposition from above.

    沉降

    可数 不可数 地质

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

settling remission cave-in remittal subsiding

上位词 7

collapse sinking suspension reprieve respite hiatus abatement

下位词 1

resolution

相关短语

subsidence crater subsidence craters

词源

Latin subsidens, subsidentis, present participle of subsidere. Equivalent to subside + -ence.

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