corrosion

See also: corrosión

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /kəˈɹəʊʒən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kəˈɹoʊʒən/

Noun

corrosion (countable and uncountable, plural corrosions)

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

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin corrōsiōnem, accusative singular of corrōsiō (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corrōdō (“gnaw away, corrode”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔʁɔzjɔ̃/
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Noun

corrosion f (plural corrosions)

  1. corrosion

Further reading

Old French

Noun

corrosion f (oblique plural corrosions, nominative singular corrosion, nominative plural corrosions)

  1. corrosion
    • 1377, 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
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