EnglishEdit
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
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
Erosion by chemical action
The gradual destruction or undermining of something
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Late Latin corrōsiōnem, accusative singular of corrōsiō (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corrōdō (“gnaw away, corrode”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
corrosion f (plural corrosions)
External linksEdit
- “corrosion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old FrenchEdit
NounEdit
corrosion f (oblique plural corrosions, nominative singular corrosion, nominative plural corrosions)
- corrosion
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1303, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine):
- corrosion qui est du cartilage qui est entre les trous des nazilles
- corrosion which is of the cartilage between the wholes in the nostrils
- corrosion qui est du cartilage qui est entre les trous des nazilles
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