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差別侵食 (さべつしんしょく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

差さ別べつ侵しん食しょく

Meanings

1

noun

differential erosion

geology

Geological term referring to the uneven erosion of rock layers due to differences in hardness or resistance.

差さ別べつ侵しん食しょくによって、硬かたい岩がん層そうが尾お根ねとして残のこることがある。
Due to differential erosion, harder rock layers can remain as ridges.

Written forms

差さ別べつ侵しん食しょく
Standard kanji spelling for this geological term.
差さ別べつ浸しん食しょく
Variant spelling using 浸食, which is also used in geological contexts.

Kanji

差distinction, difference, variation
別separate, branch off, diverge

侵encroach, invade, raid

食eat, food

浸immersed, soak, dip

Etymology

Compound of 差別 (differential) and 侵食 (erosion). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern technical coinage.