"degradation" meaning in All languages combined

See degradation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-degradation.wav [UK] Forms: degradation [singular], degradations [plural]
Etymology: degrade + -ation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|degrade|ation}} degrade + -ation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Degradation is the condition or process of degrading or being degraded.
    Sense id: simple-degradation-en-noun-cAb6jLVh
  2. Degradation is the gradual wearing down of rocks by the action of water.
    Sense id: simple-degradation-en-noun-mvys23Rc Categories (other): Geology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation
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