noun
1. a correction made by erasing
-
there were many erasures in the typescript
• Derivationally related forms: ↑erase
• Hypernyms: ↑correction
2. a surface area where something has been erased
-
another word had been written over the erasure
• Derivationally related forms: ↑erase
• Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑expanse, ↑surface area
3. deletion by an act of expunging or erasing
• Syn: ↑expunction, ↑expunging
• Hypernyms: ↑deletion
Useful english dictionary. 2012.