Subsidence - Definition
subsidence
n 1: an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the
manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
[syn: remission, remittal, subsidence]
2: a gradual sinking to a lower level [syn: settling,
subsiding, subsidence]
3: the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
[syn: cave in, subsidence]