1. subsidence

noun. ['səbˈsaɪdəns'] the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it.

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Example sentences of the word subsidence

1. Noun, singular or mass
Surface fault ruptures can also cause tectonic subsidence, which is broad tilting of the valley floor.

2. subsidence

noun. ['səbˈsaɪdəns'] a gradual sinking to a lower level.

3. subsidence

noun. ['səbˈsaɪdəns'] an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease).