subsidence

sub·side  (sb-sd)

intr.v. sub·sid·ed, sub·sid·ing, sub·sides

1. To sink to a lower or normal level.

2. To sink or settle down, as into a sofa.

3. To sink to the bottom, as a sediment.

4. To become less agitated or active; abate. See Synonyms at decrease.

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[Latin subsdere : sub-, sub- + sdere, to settle; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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sub·sidence (sb-sdns, sbs-dns) n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subsidence - an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission" remission, remittal abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something resolution - the subsidence of swelling or other signs of inflammation (especially in a lung)
	2.	subsidence - a gradual sinking to a lower level settling, subsiding sinking - a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"
	3.	subsidence - the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it cave in collapse - a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in; "the roof is in danger of collapse"; "the collapse of the old star under its own gravity"

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subsidence

noun sinking, settling, collapse, settlement

Translations

subsidence [səbˈsaɪdns] n → hundimiento;

(in road) → socavón m

subsidence [səbˈsaɪdns] n → affaissement m

subsidence [səbˈsaɪdns] subside n → Senkung f

subsidence [səbˈsaɪdns] n → cedimento, abbassamento