OROGENY Antonyms

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• erosion by friction

• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

• the analysis of a vector field

• in a decomposed state

• (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

• a low or downcast state

• the natural process of laying down a deposit of something

• (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness; usually conducted in a lawyer's office

• the act of putting something somewhere

• the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office

• dryness resulting from the removal of water

• the process of extracting moisture

• a symptom of reduced quality or strength

• process of changing to an inferior state

• in a decomposed state

• a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system

• separation into component parts

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

• total destruction

• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

• condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind

• a gradual decline of something

• erosion by chemical action

• the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

• towards the side exposed to wind

• face and withstand with courage

• cause to slope

• sail to the windward of

• change under the action or influence of the weather