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How do you use Erosive in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like destructive or caustic, plus the exact meaning.

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Erosive in a sentence

Erosive meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to erosion.
  2. Causing or tending to cause erosion.

Synonyms of Erosive

destructive caustic corrosive vitriolic mordant

Related words

Other words often associated with Erosive or its synonyms:

acid unpleasant sulphurous bitter acerbic virulent sulfurous acrid venomous blistering cataclysmic colour

Using Erosive

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to erosion. | Causing or tending to cause erosion.
  • Useful related words include: destructive, caustic, corrosive, vitriolic.
  • In the example corpus, erosive often appears in combinations such as: the erosive, erosive effects, erosive power.

Context around Erosive

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

highly 1× severe 1×

Often after:

effects 3× power 3× pre 1× forces 1× action 1× arthritis 1× force 1×

Sentence patterns with Erosive

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and highly erosive pre wisconsinian 1× and severe erosive arthritis 1× counteract the erosive effects of 1× from the erosive effects of 1× however erosive forces are 1× in the erosive power of 1× increase the erosive power of 1× single most erosive force over 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by investing in 1× here huge and 1× hikers passing by 1× however erosive forces 1× mining of sand 1× nodules are associated 1×

Common sentence endings:

and lush vegetation 1× deposited glacial debris 1× effects of inflation 1× hetch hetchy valley 1× of severe weather 1× of the mountains 1×

Words around Erosive

Just before it in the word index:

erosions 4 erosional 2 erosion 846 eroscoin 5 eros 82 eroni 3

Just after it in the word index:

erosivity 3 erosten 3 erotic 243 erotica 20 erotically 5 eroticised 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Erosive

  • In this selection, "erosive" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, highly, severe, effects, power and pre stand out and add context to how "erosive" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and highly erosive pre wisconsinian and and severe erosive arthritis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "erosive" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with erosive

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However, erosive forces are also powerful shapers of the mountains. (10 words)

The most direct is the change in the erosive power of rainfall. (12 words)

Nodules are associated with a positive RF ( rheumatoid factor ) titer and severe erosive arthritis. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

It can be seen as this river, through the erosive action of water and karst, has plowed over time the rock forming chasms, reels and small waterfalls where the water abundant, first disappears and then reappears in the boulders and lush vegetation. (42 words)

The single most erosive force over the last few million years has been large alpine glaciers, which have turned the previously V-shaped river-cut valleys into U-shaped glacial-cut canyons (such as Yosemite Valley and Hetch Hetchy Valley). (40 words)

When affected by moving water or wind, particles that are eroded and held in suspension will increase the erosive power of the fluid that holds them by increasing the average density, viscosity and volume of the moving fluid. (38 words)

Example sentences (11)

By investing in gold through a Gold IRA, you can protect your retirement savings from the erosive effects of inflation.

Here, huge and highly erosive pre-Wisconsinian glaciers excavated the bedrock valley floor, and much smaller Wisconsinian glaciers deposited glacial debris.

Hikers passing by often add a stone, as a small bit of maintenance to counteract the erosive effects of severe weather.

However, erosive forces are also powerful shapers of the mountains.

It can be seen as this river, through the erosive action of water and karst, has plowed over time the rock forming chasms, reels and small waterfalls where the water abundant, first disappears and then reappears in the boulders and lush vegetation.

Mining of sand and coral has destroyed the natural coral reef that once protected several important islands, now making them highly susceptible to the erosive effects of the sea.

Nodules are associated with a positive RF ( rheumatoid factor ) titer and severe erosive arthritis.

Rapids occur where the bed material is highly resistant to the erosive power of the stream in comparison with the bed downstream of the rapids.

The most direct is the change in the erosive power of rainfall.

The single most erosive force over the last few million years has been large alpine glaciers, which have turned the previously V-shaped river-cut valleys into U-shaped glacial-cut canyons (such as Yosemite Valley and Hetch Hetchy Valley).

When affected by moving water or wind, particles that are eroded and held in suspension will increase the erosive power of the fluid that holds them by increasing the average density, viscosity and volume of the moving fluid.

Common combinations with erosive

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "erosive" in a sentence?
An example: "By investing in gold through a Gold IRA, you can protect your retirement savings from the erosive effects of inflation." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "erosive" from authentic English texts.
What does "erosive" mean?
Erosive means: Of or pertaining to erosion.
What are synonyms of "erosive"?
Common synonyms of "erosive" include: destructive, caustic, corrosive, vitriolic, mordant.
How many example sentences with "erosive" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "erosive", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.