Definitions for: Subsidence

[n] the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
[n] a gradual sinking to a lower level
[n] an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"

Webster (1913) Definition: Sub*sid"ence, Subsidency Sub*sid"en*cy, n. [L.
subsidens, -entis, p. pr. of subsidere. See Subside.]
The act or process of subsiding.

The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions.
--Bp.
Warburton.

Synonyms: cave in, remission, remittal, settling, subsiding

See Also: abatement, collapse, hiatus, reprieve, resolution, respite, sinking, suspension

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