Erodibilities

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The qualities or capacities of soils or materials to undergo gradual wearing away or degradation by natural forces such as water, wind, or chemical action
2. The measurable tendencies of earth surfaces or substances to lose particles through erosion processes influenced by environmental conditions
3. The inherent susceptibilities of ground or matter to be diminished or broken down over time due to exposure to physical or chemical wearing mechanisms

Etymology: "Erodibilities" is the plural of "erodibility", which names the quality of being easily worn away by water, wind, or other natural action. The plural is used when speaking of several such qualities, for instance the differing erodibilities of rock types or soil layers. The base noun is built from "erode", borrowed from Latin "erodere" ("to gnaw away", from "e-", "out", plus "rodere", "to gnaw"), and the suffix "-ibility" comes from Latin "-ibilis", which turns a verb into a word for capacity or susceptibility, as in "visibility" or "credibility".

Synonyms: erosiveness, wearability

Antonyms: resistance, durability