depletion

1 the act of decreasing something markedly

2 the state of being depleted

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːʃən

Noun

1. the act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion
2. the consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished

Depletion may refer to:

• Depletion region
• Depletion width
• Grain boundary depletion
• Oil depletion
• Ozone depletion
• Resource depletion
• Tax depletion
• School depletion

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