Aggradation vs. Degradation

Aggradationnoun

(geology) Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.

Aggradation

Aggradation (or alluviation) is the term used in geology for the increase in land elevation, typically in a river system, due to the deposition of sediment. Aggradation occurs in areas in which the supply of sediment is greater than the amount of material that the system is able to transport.

Degradationnoun

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society

Degradationnoun

The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.

Degradationnoun

Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.

Degradationnoun

(geology) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.

Degradationnoun

A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.

Degradationnoun

The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.

Degradationnoun

Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.

Degradationnoun

The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.

Degradationnoun

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.

Degradationnoun

The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.

Degradationnoun

Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.

Degradationnoun

A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.

Degradationnoun

The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.

Degradationnoun

Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.

Degradationnoun

changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

Degradationnoun

a low or downcast state;