Dictionary

corrosion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈɹoʊʒən/ (US)
• /kəˈɹəʊʒən/ (UK)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
2. (countable, uncountable) A substance (such as rust) so formed.
3. (countable, physical, uncountable) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
4. (broadly, countable, uncountable) The gradual destruction or undermining of something.
   • the corrosion of values

Forms

Deriveds

pitting corrosion · biocorrosion · flash corrosion · microcorrosion · corrosionproof · photocorrosion · anticorrosion · tribocorrosion · corrosional

Relateds

corrosible

Translations (55)

cmn 腐蝕 /腐蚀 (Erosion by chemical action) · ru коррозия (The act of corroding) · hu korrózió (The act of corroding) · es corrosión (The act of corroding) · fi nakertaminen (The gradual destruction or undermining of something) · pl korozja (Erosion by chemical action) · el διάβρωση (The act of corroding) · fi korroosio (Erosion by chemical action) · nn korrosjon (Erosion by chemical action) · hu korrózió (Erosion by chemical action) · gl corrosión (The act of corroding) · ko 부식 (Erosion by chemical action) · ja 腐食 (Erosion by chemical action) · bg разлагане (The gradual destruction or undermining of something) · el αποσάθρωση (The gradual destruction or undermining of something) · ml ലോഹനാശനം (The act of corroding) · bg разяждане (Erosion by chemical action) · eo korodado (The act of corroding) · fi horjuttaminen (The gradual destruction or undermining of something) · el διάβρωση (Erosion by chemical action) · ka დაჟანგვა (Erosion by chemical action) · pt corrosão (The act of corroding) · sv frätning (The act of corroding) · nn korrosjon (The act of corroding) · es corrosión (The gradual destruction or undermining of something) · cs koroze (Erosion by chemical action) · ca corrosió (Erosion by chemical action) · nb korrosjon (The act of corroding) · el φθορά (The gradual destruction or undermining of something) · ka კოროზია (Erosion by chemical action) · fi syövytys (The act of corroding) · el διάβρωση (The gradual destruction or undermining of something) · kk жегіде (Erosion by chemical action) · bg корозия (The act of corroding) · ka დაჟანგვა (The act of corroding) · hu korrózió (The gradual destruction or undermining of something) · fr corrosion (Erosion by chemical action) · pt corrosão (The gradual destruction or undermining of something) · nb korrosjon (Erosion by chemical action) · de Korrosion (The act of corroding) · sa क्षय (The gradual destruction or undermining of something) · fr corrosion (The act of corroding) · sv korrosion (The act of corroding) · ka კოროზია (The act of corroding) · it corrosione (The act of corroding) · pl korodowanie (The act of corroding) · pt corrosão (Erosion by chemical action) · fi syöpyminen (Erosion by chemical action) · ca corrosió (The gradual destruction or undermining of something) · ar تَأَكُّل (The act of corroding) · es corrosión (Erosion by chemical action) · ca corrosió (The act of corroding) · ja 腐蝕 (Erosion by chemical action) · it corrosione (Erosion by chemical action) · got 𐌽𐌹𐌳𐍅𐌰 (The act of corroding)