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subsidence

/səbˈsaɪ.dəns/

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noun

C1formalcommon/səbˈsaɪ.dəns/

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A noun referring to the gradual sinking or settling of the ground's surface, or a decrease in intensity or severity, such as in the symptoms of a disease.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее постепенное оседание или проседание земной поверхности, а также уменьшение интенсивности или тяжести, например, симптомов заболевания.esSustantivo que denota el hundimiento o asentamiento gradual de la superficie terrestre, así como la disminución de la intensidad o gravedad de algo, por ejemplo, de los síntomas de una enfermedad.frNom désignant l'affaissement progressif ou l'affaissement de la surface du sol, ainsi que la diminution de l'intensité ou de la gravité, par exemple des symptômes d'une maladie.deSubstantiv, das das allmähliche Absinken oder Einsinken der Erdoberfläche bezeichnet, sowie die Abnahme von Intensität oder Schwere, etwa von Krankheitssymptomen.ptSubstantivo que designa o afundamento ou rebaixamento gradual da superfície do solo ou de uma edificação; também pode indicar a diminuição da intensidade ou gravidade de algo, como sintomas de uma doença.zh名词,指地面逐渐下沉或下陷的现象;也指强度或严重程度的减弱,例如疾病症状的消退。arاسم يدل على الهبوط التدريجي أو الغوران في سطح الأرض، وكذلك على انخفاض شدة شيء ما أو تخفيف حدته كالأعراض المرضية.

  1. Abatement of symptoms C1 formal medical

    A decrease in the intensity or severity of a disease's signs or symptoms.

    • The patient experienced a gradual subsidence of the fever.
    • Doctors noted a subsidence in the inflammation after treatment.
    • The subsidence of the cough allowed him to sleep through the night.

    ruСпад симптомовesRemisión de síntomasfrRémission des symptômesdeAbklingen der SymptomeptAtenuação dos sintomaszh症状减退arتراجع الأعراض

    Synonyme: abatementalleviationlesseningmitigationpalliationreductionreliefremission

    Antonyme: aggravationexacerbationflare-upintensificationworsening

  2. Gradual sinking B2 formal

    A slow downward movement or settling of a surface, typically the ground.

    • The subsidence of the road was caused by heavy rainfall.
    • Engineers monitored the subsidence of the building's foundation.
    • Coastal areas are prone to land subsidence over time.

    ruОседаниеesHundimiento gradual del terrenofraffaissementdeAbsenkungptSubsidênciazh沉降arهبوط تدريجي

    Synonyme: descentdropsettlementsettlingsinking

    Antonyme: elevationriseuplift

  3. Sudden collapse B2 formal

    The abrupt sinking or caving in of a structure or landmass into a cavity beneath it.

    • The mine's subsidence created a large sinkhole in the field.
    • Subsidence of the old tunnel caused the road above to collapse.
    • Geologists warned about the risk of subsidence in the area.

    ruВнезапное обрушениеesHundimiento súbitofrEffondrement soudaindePlötzlicher EinsturzptColapso súbitozh突然塌陷arهبوط مفاجئ

    Synonyme: cave incollapse

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