Subsidence


Definition of "Subsidence"

Cara Mattingly
  Advanta Realty, LLC

Subsidence is a term used in geology, engineering and surveying to denote the motion of a surface (usually, the earth\'s surface) downwards relative to a datum such as sea-level. In meteorology, subsidence refers to the movement of air downwards.


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