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”).
Noun
corrosion (countable and uncountable, 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.
Related terms
Translations
The act of corroding
Erosion by chemical action
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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Further reading
- “corrosion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Old French
Noun
corrosion f (oblique plural corrosions, nominative singular corrosion, nominative plural corrosions)
- 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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