Subsidence

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsÊŒbsɨdÉ™ns/, IPA, /sÊŒbˈsaɪdÉ™ns/

Origin

Latin subsidens, subsidentis, present participle of subsidere.

Noun

1. The process of becoming less active or severe
• Bishop WarburtonThe subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions.
2. 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

Related terms

• subside