Corrosion Definition

kə-rōzhən
noun
The act or process of corroding.
American Heritage
A corroding or being corroded.
Webster's New World
The condition produced by corroding.
American Heritage
A substance, as rust, formed by corroding.
Webster's New World

(chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.

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Origin of Corrosion

  • Middle English corosioun corrosion of tissue from Old French corrosion from Medieval Latin corrōsiō corrōsiōn- the act of gnawing from Latin corrōsus past participle of corrōdere to gnaw away corrode

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

Corrosion Sentence Examples

  • Exposure to air and rain also causes slight corrosion, but to nothing like the same extent as occurs with iron, copper or brass.

  • To prevent corrosion the rope should be treated at intervals with hot lubricant.

  • Hoisting ropes are weakened by deterioration and breakage of the wires, due to corrosion and repeated bending.

  • The only way to stop the smell and corrosion problems is to completely replace the drywall.

  • They're only gold plated, naturally, and the contacts are better plus they resist corrosion but they're not essential.

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