corrosion

EnglishEdit

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Corrosion

EtymologyEdit

From Old French corrosion, or its source, Late Latin corrōsiōnem, accusative singular of corrōsiō (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corrōdō (“gnaw away, corrode”).

PronunciationEdit

(UK) IPA^(key): /kəˈɹəʊʒən/
(US) IPA^(key): /kəˈɹoʊʒən/

NounEdit

corrosion (plural corrosions)

The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
A substance (such as rust) so formed.
(chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
(by extension) The gradual destruction or undermining of something.

TranslationsEdit

The act of corroding

Bulgarian: корозия (bg) (korozija)
Catalan: corrosió f

Greek: διάβρωση (el) f (diávrosi)
Swedish: frätning c, korrosion (sv) c

Erosion by chemical action

Bulgarian: разяждане (bg) (razjaždane)
Catalan: corrosió f

Greek: διάβρωση (el) f (diávrosi)

The gradual destruction or undermining of something

Bulgarian: разлагане (bg) (razlagane)
Catalan: corrosió f

Greek: διάβρωση (el) f (diávrosi), φθορά (el) f (fthorá), αποσάθρωση (el) f (aposáthrosi)

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