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Corrode vs Corrasion - What's the difference?

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Corrode is a related term of corrasion.


As a verb corrode

is .

As an adjective corrode

is corroded.

As a noun corrasion is

wear caused by wind-blown or water-borne sand.

corrode

English

Verb

  • To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
  • To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
  • To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.

    • Synonyms

    * (to eat away by degrees ): canker, gnaw, rust, waste, wear

    corrasion

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia corrasion) (en noun) Largely used in the field of geology, An instance of corrading]], i.e. [[wear away, wearing away by abrasion such as in:
  • wear caused by wind-blown or water-borne sand
  • wear caused by stream-borne or glacier-borne stones
  • wear caused by collisions between stones under the influence of seaside breakers

    • Related terms

    * corrade * corrasive * corrode * rasor ----