Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Capable of being eroded: as, an erosible rock.

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Examples

  • The magnitude of the monsoonal flood-flows of the major South Asian rivers, often in highly erosible channels, makes river control extremely difficult.

    Chapter 19 1995

  • A very difficult drainage channel maintenance situation is encountered in some highly erosible clay soils.

    Chapter 14 1995

  • Perhaps it had once been a pool in the slope, with the lower side thin and erosible.

    More Than Human Sturgeon, Theodore, 1918-1985 1953

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