subsidence

UK
/səbˈsɪdəns/
US
/səbˈsaɪdəns/
subsidencesubstantiv
subsidences
Pl.
Übersetzungen
The subsidence of the ground caused damage to the building.
Оседание грунта вызвало повреждение здания.
The subsidence in demand led to a decrease in production.
Спад спроса привел к снижению производства.
Definitionen
The gradual sinking or caving in of land, ground, or a building/structure resting on it.
Subsidence beneath the house had caused large cracks to appear in its walls.
The process of becoming less intense, active, or severe.
After the storm, there was a noticeable subsidence in the wind and rain.
subsidenceadjektiv
UK
/səbˈsɪdəns/
US
/səbˈsaɪdəns/
Used attributively before another noun to describe things connected with ground or structural sinking (e.g. ‘subsidence monitoring’).
Definitionen
Relating to or resulting from subsidence.
The engineers installed subsidence sensors around the site.