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erasure

UK
/ɪˈreɪʒə/
US
/ɪˈreɪʒər/

Translations

erasurenoun
erasures
pl
UK
/ɪˈreɪʒə/
US
/ɪˈreɪʒər/
The erasure of the pencil marks was necessary before submitting the final draft.
L'effacement des marques de crayon était nécessaire avant de remettre la version finale.
oblitérationAu sens de suppression totale de toute trace.
The erasure of the ancient city from the map was a result of the devastating earthquake.
L'oblitération de l'ancienne ville sur la carte était le résultat du tremblement de terre dévastateur.
Additional translations
effacementAu sens social ou politique : suppression d'un groupe, d'une identité ou d'un point de vue.
effaçureMarque laissée après une suppression ou un effacement.
Synonyms
deletion
extinction
annihilation
wiping
expunging
obliteration
removal
erasureadjective
more erasure
Comp.
most erasure
Super.
UK
/ɪˈreɪʒə/
US
/ɪˈreɪʒɚ/
Used attributively before nouns to denote texts, methods, or practices involving deletion or removal.
d'effacementEmploi technique ou littéraire, notamment en poésie et dans le traitement de texte.
The poet created an erasure poem by blacking out most of the newspaper article.
Le poète a créé un poème d'effacement en noircissant la majeure partie de l'article de journal.

Definitions

erasurenoun
The act or process of erasing or removing something, especially written or printed material.
The erasure of the pencil marks was necessary before submitting the final draft.
The removal of all traces of something; obliteration.
The erasure of the ancient city from the map was a result of the devastating earthquake.
A place where something has been erased; a mark left after erasing.
The erasure on the paper was still visible despite the use of a good eraser.
The systematic exclusion or suppression of a group, identity, or viewpoint from recognition or consideration.
Many activists speak out against the erasure of indigenous languages in educational curricula.
erasureadjective
Relating to or involving the selective deletion of text, data, or presence.
The poet created an erasure poem by blacking out most of the newspaper article.
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