"subsidence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌbsɪdəns/, /ˈsʌbsədəns/, /sʌbˈsaɪdəns/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-subsidence.wav Forms: subsidences [plural]
Etymology: Latin subsidens, subsidentis, present participle of subsidere. Etymology templates: {{lena}}, {{der|en|la|subsidens}} Latin subsidens Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} subsidence (countable and uncountable, plural subsidences)
  1. The process of becoming less active or severe. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of becoming less active): səngimə (Azerbaijani), laantuminen (Finnish), Nachlassen [neuter] (German), Abklingen [neuter] (German), lecsendesedés (Hungarian), csillapodás (Hungarian), enfraquecimento [masculine] (Portuguese), успокое́ние (uspokojénije) [neuter] (Russian), утиха́ние (utixánije) [neuter] (Russian), спад (spad) [masculine] (Russian), у́быль (úbylʹ) [feminine] (Russian), debilitamiento [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-subsidence-en-noun-V9IcB1Aq Disambiguation of 'process of becoming less active': 96 4
  2. (geology) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geology Translations (sinking of ground): ἵζημα (hízēma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), vajoaminen (Finnish), subsidence [feminine] (French), Absenkung [feminine] (German), Setzung [feminine] (German), Senkung [feminine] (German), subsidenza [feminine] (Italian), subsidência [feminine] (Portuguese), subsidencia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-subsidence-en-noun-ixj9ELqZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'sinking of ground': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antisubsidence, subsidence crater Related terms: subside [verb]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "sinking of ground",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Senkung"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hízēma",
      "sense": "sinking of ground",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ἵζημα"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sinking of ground",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "subsidenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sinking of ground",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "subsidência"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sinking of ground",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "subsidencia"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "subsidence"
  ],
  "word": "subsidence"
}

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