Term Gallery logo

Meanings of subsidence in английском

русский
осаждение поверхности земли
португальский
subsidência
испанский
subsidencia
каталонский
subsidència geològica
Wikidata

The motion of a surface (usually, the Earth's surface) as it shifts downward relative to a datum such as sea-level.

      осаждение поверхности земли
      португальский
      subsidência

      The sudden sinking or gradual downward settling of the Earth's surface with little or no horizontal motion.

            subsidência
            Синонимы
            Examples for "land subsidence"
            Examples for "land subsidence"
            1
            There has been a land subsidence here, as throughout the N. Delta and indeed all the N.E.
            The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
            2
            Experts and residents agree that over-extraction of groundwater for drinking and commercial use is largely responsible for the land subsidence.
            Reuters
            3
            But she puts a larger share of the blame for land subsidence on commercial use by hotels, malls and businesses.
            Reuters
            4
            The land subsidence dataset before 2005 and iron concentrations in groundwater in 1989 are also involved in this study.
            Pubmed
            5
            Results: Township-specific HCC mortality rates are higher in southwestern coastal townships where serious land subsidence and higher township-specific concentrations of iron in groundwater are present.
            Pubmed
            португальский
            remissão
            каталонский
            apavaigament

            An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

                  remissão
                  португальский
                  desabamento
                  каталонский
                  esfondrament
                  испанский
                  subsidencia

                  The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it.

                        desabamento
                        Usage of subsidence in английском
                        1
                        In silent contemplation, the two gentlemen awaited the subsidence of the bead.
                        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 / A Magazine...
                        2
                        The subsidence was nonprogressive, and no subsidence occurred after the 1st year.
                        Pubmed
                        3
                        Her cheeks burned, and she quivered in the subsidence of her temper.
                        Thyrza
                        4
                        A subsidence of the ground, some operation of water below the surface-
                        Land of marvels
                        5
                        Critics say the method may cause surface subsidence and damage to buildings.
                        Reuters
                        6
                        Can I get a mortgage if I buy a house with subsidence?
                        The Guardian
                        7
                        The deeper the tunnel, the less chance of subsidence on the surface.
                        Artemis Fowl
                        8
                        Nobody was hurt and the reason for the subsidence is being investigated.
                        BBC
                        9
                        But then subsidence might have brought down higher rocks to present sea-level.
                        More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 / A Record of His Work...
                        10
                        He seems to think his great subsidence only FAVOURABLE for great denudation.
                        More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 / A Record of His Work...
                        11
                        With the subsidence of the fevers, the transformations were quick and drastic.
                        The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
                        12
                        The two-lane blacktop featured frequent subsidence swales, lumpy patches, and unrepaired potholes.
                        Dark rivers of the heart
                        13
                        Where is subsidence going on now upon the surface of our planet?
                        Town Geology
                        14
                        The presence of pyrite can result in severe subsidence and cracks in buildings.
                        The Irish Times
                        15
                        The question of the subsidence of the Netherlandish coast has been much discussed.
                        The Earth as Modified by Human Action
                        16
                        There was subsidence of graft in four patients in the uninstrumented ALIF group.
                        Pubmed
                        About this term
                        More collocations
                        Translations for subsidence
                        испанский
                        subsidencia
                        Subsidence through the time
                        Subsidence across language varieties
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        United States of America
                        Common