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Mass wasting
- abstract: Mass wasting, also known as slope movement or mass movement, is the geomorphic process by which soil, sand, regolith, and rock move downslope typically as a mass, largely under the force of gravity, but frequently affected by water and water content as in submarine environments and mudslides.Britannica Types of mass wasting include creep, slides, flows, topples, and falls, each with its own characteristic features, and taking place over timescales from seconds to years.
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双语例句
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Since much of our muscle mass is protein, this phenomenon is responsible for the wasting away of muscle mass seen in starvation.
由于人体肌肉的主要成分是蛋白质，所以挨饿几天之后肌肉组织的流失是必然结果。
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The process by which material weathered from rocks is transported by wind, water, ice, or abrasive solid particles, or by mass-wasting, as in rock falls and landslides.
被风化的岩石物质被风、水、冰所搬运、或被磨蚀的固体颗粒或被岩块坡移所搬运的过程，如像在岩崩及滑坡中那样。
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Absrtact: a mass of reactive power exists in electric power transmission course, accordingly the wasting of circuitry increases and the electrical equipment safe have brought hidden trouble.
摘要：在电力传输过程中，由于大量无功功率的存在，不可避免地导致线路损耗的增加，给用电设备安全运行带来了隐患。
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