CORROSION
Dictionary entry overview: What does corrosion mean?
• CORROSION (noun)
The noun CORROSION has 2 senses:
1. a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
2. erosion by chemical action
Familiarity information: CORROSION used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CORROSION (noun)
Meaning:
A state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("corrosion" is a kind of...):
deterioration; impairment (a symptom of reduced quality or strength)
Meaning:
Erosion by chemical action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
corroding; corrosion; erosion
Hypernyms ("corrosion" is a kind of...):
chemical action; chemical change; chemical process ((chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "corrosion"):
indentation; pitting; roughness (the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion)
rust; rusting (the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water)
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