corrosion

corrosion
n
1. gnawing, eating out or away, consumption, consuming, devouring, corroding, rusting, Both Chem. oxidation, oxidizing; erosion, eroding, attrition, detrition, wearing, wearing down or away, wear and tear, wasting away; abrasion, abrading, rubbing away, fretting, chafing, fraying; grating, rasping, grinding, scraping, excoriation.
2. impairment, impairing, deterioration, deteriorating, wear and tear, ravagement, ravaging, ruination, ruining, destruction, destroying; disintegration, disintegrating, crumbling, fragmentation, fragmenting, fractionization, fractionizing, decomposition, decomposing, decay, decaying; degeneration, degenerating, dilapidation, worsening; cankering, spoilage, spoiling, damage, damaging, harm, harming, hurt, hurting, injury, injuring.
3. rust, patina, calcification, film, deposit

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  • CORROSION — La corrosion est le résultat de l’action qu’exerce un réactif liquide ou gazeux sur un métal ou un alliage. Sa forme la plus connue est la rouille du fer exposé à l’air humide. Elle présente une grande importance étant donné les conséquences… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Corrosion — Cor*ro sion (k?r r? zh?n), n. [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. [1913 Webster] Corrosion is a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • corrosion — CORROSION. s. f. L action ou l effet de ce qui est corrosif. Cette humeur, ce poison fit une grande corrosion. La corrosion de l estomac est un indice de poison …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • corrosión — sustantivo femenino 1. (no contable) Acción y resultado de corroer: La corrosión ha afectado la carrocería del coche. Hemos pintado las puertas metálicas con un producto que evita la corrosión …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • corrosion — Corrosion. s. f. v. L action & l effet de ce qui est corrosif. Cette humeur, ce poison fit une grande corrosion. la corrosion de l estomac est un indice du poison …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • corrosion — c.1400, from M.Fr. corrosion or directly from L. corrosionem (nom. corrosio), noun of action from pp. stem of corrodere (see CORRODE (Cf. corrode)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • corrosion — [kə rō′zhən] n. [ME corrosioun < OFr corrosion < LL corrosio < pp. of L corrodere: see CORRODE] 1. a corroding or being corroded 2. a substance, as rust, formed by corroding …   English World dictionary

  • Corrosion — Corrosion. См. Коррозия. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • corrosion — index decline, deterioration, detriment, disrepair, dissolution (disintegration), spoilage, wear and tear …   Law dictionary

  • corrosion — [n] disintegration decay, decomposition, degeneration, deterioration, erosion, oxidation, rust, wear; concepts 309,720 …   New thesaurus

  • corrosion — Corrosion, Erosio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

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