subsiding

  • 1Subsiding — Subside Sub*side , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subsiding}.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See {Sit}.] 1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.… …

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  • 2subsiding — Synonyms and related words: at rest, calm, cloistered, collapsing, coming apart, contractive, cool, cracking, crumbling, decadent, deciduous, declining, declivitous, decreasing, decrescendo, decrescent, decurrent, degenerate, deliquescent,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 3subsiding — sub·side || sÉ™b saɪd v. sink lower, descend, decline; settle to the bottom; abate, dwindle, lessen, decrease …

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  • 4subsiding — noun a gradual sinking to a lower level • Syn: ↑settling, ↑subsidence • Derivationally related forms: ↑subside (for: ↑subsidence), ↑subside, ↑settle ( …

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  • 5subsiding reservoir — noun : settling reservoir …

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  • 6Holocene Epoch — formerly Recent Epoch Latest interval of the Earth s geologic history, dating from 10,000 years ago to the present. The younger of the two epochs that constitute the Quaternary Period, the Holocene follows the last glacial stage of the… …

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  • 7climate — /kluy mit/, n. 1. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years. 2. a region or… …

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  • 8North America — North American. the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 ft. (6187 m); lowest, Death Valley, 276 ft. (84 m) below sea level. 400,000,000 including… …

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  • 9Polystrate fossil — [ Nova Scotia, Canada (printed 1868).] Polystrate or upright fossil describes fossils of single organisms (such as tree trunks) that run through more than one geological strata. Entire fossil forests have been discovered [… …

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  • 10subside — [[t]səbsa͟ɪd[/t]] subsides, subsiding, subsided 1) VERB If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud. The pain had subsided during the night... Catherine s sobs finally subsided. 2) VERB If fighting subsides, it becomes less… …

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