Meaning of DEPLETION
| Pronunciation: | | dupl'eeshun
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- [n] the act of decreasing something markedly
- [n] the state of being depleted
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| | See Also: | | consumption, decrease, diminution, drain, exhaustion, expenditure, reduction, salt depletion, step-down, temporary state, using up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \De*ple"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]pl['e]tion.]
1. The act of depleting or emptying.
2. (Med.) the act or process of diminishing the quantity of
fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also
excessive evacuation, as in severe diarrhea.
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| | Definition: | | In general, the often harmful decrease in the supply of something: - In ecology, it refers to the consumption of a resource (such as timber or oil) faster than it can be replaced through natural processes;
- In agriculture, it refers to impaired soil productivity due to a loss of nutrients.
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| | Related Terms: | | ablation, absorption, assimilation, attrition, burning up, cleaning out, clearance, clearing, consumption, corrosion, curtailment, cut, cutting, decrease, decrement, defecation, deliquescence, depreciation, derogation, detraction, digestion, diminution, dip, discharging cargo, disparagement, dissipation, dissolution, drain, drainage, draining, eating up, egress, elimination, emptying, erosion, evacuation, evaporation, excretion, exhausting, exhaustion, expending, expenditure, extraction, finishing, impairment, impoverishment, ingestion, leakage, lessening, loss, off-loading, reduction, remission, removal, retraction, retrenchment, shortening, shrinkage, spending, squandering, truncation, unloading, using, using up, venting, voidance, voiding, wastage, waste, wastefulness, wasting away, wear and tear, wearing, wearing away, wearing down |
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