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Webster 1913 Edition

Corrosion

Cor-ro′sion

(k?r-r?′zh?n)
,
Noun.
[LL.
corrosio
: cf. F.
corrosion
. See
Corrode
.]
The action or effect of corrosive agents, or the process of corrosive change;
as, the rusting of iron is a variety of
corrosion
.
Corrosion
is a particular species of dissolution of bodies, either by an acid or a saline menstruum.
John Quincy.

Webster 1828 Edition

Corrosion

CORROSION

,
Noun.
s as z. From corrode. The action of eating or wearing away by slow degrees, as by the action of acids on metals, by which the substance is gradually changed. This is effected by the affinity of the menstruum with the component parts of the substance, in consequence of which the two substances unite and form new combinations.

Definition 2024

corrosion

corrosion

See also: corrosión

English

Noun

corrosion ‎(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/

Noun

corrosion f ‎(plural corrosions)

  1. corrosion

Old French

Noun

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

  1. corrosion
    • 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

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/

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