As nouns the difference between corrosion and abrasion
is that
corrosion is the act of corroding or the condition so produced while
abrasion is the act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
corrosion Noun
( en noun)
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
* corrosible
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abrasion English
Noun
( en noun)
The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction.
(obsolete) The substance thus rubbed off; debris. [ ]
(geology) The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. [ ]
An abraded, scraped, or worn area. [ ]
(medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [ ]
(dentistry) The wearing away of the surface of the tooth by chewing.
Synonyms
* See also
Related terms
* abrade
See also
* contusion
* laceration
References
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