erasure
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erasure
an act of erasing
Not to be confused with:
eraser – something used to erase, as writing in pencil
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e·ra·sure
(ĭ-rā′shər)n.
1. The act or an instance of erasing: erasure of the blackboard.
2. A mark showing that something has been erased: The document has many erasures.
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erasure
(ɪˈreɪʒə)n
1. the act or an instance of erasing
2. the place or mark, as on a piece of paper, where something has been erased
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e•ra•sure
(ɪˈreɪ ʃər)n.
1. an act or instance of erasing.
2. a spot or mark left after erasing.
[1725–35]
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Noun | 1. | erasure - a correction made by erasing; "there were many erasures in the typescript" correction - something substituted for an error |
2. | erasure - a surface area where something has been erased; "another word had been written over the erasure" surface area, expanse, area - the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" | |
3. | erasure - deletion by an act of expunging or erasing deletion - the act of deleting something written or printed |
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erasure
noun deletion, wiping, wiping out, cancellation, effacing, obliteration, effacement the sudden disastrous erasure of my hard drive
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erasure
nounThe act of erasing or the condition of being erased:
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erasure
n (= act) → Auslöschen nt, → Ausradieren nt; (from tape) → Löschen nt; (= sth erased) → ausradierte Stelle, Radierstelle f; (on tape) → gelöschte Stelle
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