Definition of Subsidence. Meaning of Subsidence. Synonyms of Subsidence

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Definition of Subsidence

Subsidence
Subsidence Sub*sid"ence, Subsidency Sub*sid"en*cy, n. [L. subsidens, -entis, p. pr. of subsidere. See Subside.] The act or process of subsiding. The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions. --Bp. Warburton.

Meaning of Subsidence from wikipedia

- Subsidence is a general term for downward vertical movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities...
- Tectonic subsidence is the sinking of the Earth's crust on a large scale, relative to crustal-scale features or the geoid. The movement of crustal plates...
- the subsidence model and the antecedent karst model, have been used to explain the development of atolls. According to Charles Darwin's subsidence model...
- A subsidence crater is a hole or depression left on the surface of an area which has had an underground (usually nuclear) explosion. Many such craters...
- In meteorology, subsidence is the downward movement of an air parcel as it cools and becomes denser. By contrast, warm air becomes less dense and moves...
- In geology and geophysics, thermal subsidence is a mechanism of subsidence in which conductive cooling of the mantle thickens the lithosphere and causes...
- (manifested through sea level rise, intensifying storms, and storm surge), land subsidence, and accelerated urbanization. Many of the world's largest and most rapidly...
- to 28 feet. During drought years, the valley is prone to accelerated subsidence due to groundwater extraction. California periodically experiences droughts...
- surface as subsidence. Unfortunately, much of the subsidence from groundwater extraction is permanent (elastic rebound is small). Thus, the subsidence is not...
- Groundwater-related subsidence is the subsidence (or the sinking) of land resulting from unsustainable groundwater extraction. It is a growing problem...