Subsidence

/ˈsʌbsɪdəns/

Synonyms for "subsidence" (77 found)

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Noun(4 words)
settlingabatementanthropogenic subsidencecave in

Strong matches (23)

Noun(4 words)
descending airdownward air movementdownward movementengineered subsidence

Related words (38)

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More general

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abatementatmospheric circulationcollapseearth movementgeological processhiatusmeteorologyreprieverespitesinkingsuspension

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6 entries
groundwater withdrawal subsidencelocal subsidencemining subsidenceregional subsidencetectonic subsidenceurban subsidence

Collocations

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coastal subsidenceland subsidencemining subsidencesubsidence ratetectonic subsidenceurban subsidence

Derivations

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Sea level rise at specific locations may be more or less than the global average due to many local factors: subsidence, upstream flood control, erosion, regional ocean currents, variations in land height, and whether the land is still rebounding from the compressive weight of Ice Age glaciers.

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The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions.

Source: wiktionary

In the early hours of April 28, 1953, it was completely blocked by a subsidence, which caused the death of five persons, when a pair of semi-detached houses collapsed into the cavity.

Source: wiktionary

Everyone knows that a main line running through a coalfield is prone to speed restrictions because of land subsidence. […] The rate of subsidence may vary from less than an inch a month in the case of a deep seam of coal, to as rapid a decline as 16in a month above a shallow seam. The effect of subsidence on permanent way and civil engineering structures needs no emphasis.

Source: wiktionary

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