See Also: Subsidence(medicine)
subsidence(dictionary)
subsidence(dictionary)

subsidence (iou)



subsidence noun. M17.
[Latin subsidentia sediment, from subsidere SUBSIDE: see -ENCE.]
A sediment, a precipitate. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
a. The settling of matter suspended in a fluid etc. to the bottom, formation of sediment, precipitation. Now rare. M17.
b. The sinking of liquid, ground, a structure, etc., to a low, lower, or normal level; now freq. spec. (orig. Geology) the gradual caving in or settling down of a piece of ground due to disturbance etc.; an instance of this. M17.
Which? Coal seams worked near the surface cause the severest subsidence.
c. A fall in rhythm or accent. E19.
The action or an act of sinking into inactivity, calm, or quiet; (a) fall in intensity. M18.
Dickens A decided subsidence of her animosity.
Also subsidency noun (now rare) M17.