"erosional" meaning in English

See erosional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From erosion + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|erosion|al}} erosion + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} erosional (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to erosion. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: erosional unconformity
    Sense id: en-erosional-en-adj-qoOI4njw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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