subsidence

English

Etymology

Latin subsidens, subsidentis, present participle of subsidere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbsɨdəns/, /sʌbˈsaɪdəns/

Noun

subsidence (countable and uncountable, plural subsidences)

The process of becoming less active or severe.
- Bishop Warburton
  The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions.
(geology) A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation or seismic activity or groundwater depletion

Derived terms

Related terms

subside (verb)

Translations

process of becoming less active

Finnish: laantuminen (fi)
French: please add this translation if you can
German: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: lecsendesedés, csillapodás

Italian: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: enfraquecimento (pt) m
Russian: успокое́ние (ru) n (uspokojénije), утиха́ние (ru) n (utixánije), спад (ru) m (spad), у́быль (ru) f (úbylʹ)
Spanish: debilitamiento (es) m

sinking of ground due to underground excavation, seismic activity or groundwater depletion

Finnish: vajoaminen
French: subsidence (fr) f
German: Absenkung f, Setzung (de) f, Versenkung (de) f
Greek:
Ancient Greek: ἵζημα n (hízēma)

Italian: subsidenza (it) f
Portuguese: subsidência f
Spanish: subsidencia f

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