Meanings
plural corrosions
- countableuncountableThe act of corroding or the condition so produced.
- countableuncountableA substance (such as rust) so formed.
- broadlycountableuncountableThe gradual destruction or undermining of something.
the corrosion of values
Synonyms & antonyms
nounerosion by chemical action
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincorrōdō“gnaw away, corrode”
- Late Latincorrōsiōnem
- Old Frenchcorrosion
- Middle Englishcorrosioun
- Englishcorrosion
From Middle English corrosioun, from Old French corrosion, or its source, Late Latin corrōsiōnem, accusative singular of corrōsiō (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corrōdō (“gnaw away, corrode”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَأَكُّل
- تَأَكُّل (taʔakkul)The act of corroding
Bulgarian корозия, разяждане
- корозия (korozija)The act of corroding
- разяждане (razjaždane)Erosion by chemical action
- разлагане (razlagane)The gradual destruction or undermining of something
Catalan corrosió, corrosió
- corrosióThe act of corroding
- corrosióErosion by chemical action
- corrosióThe gradual destruction or undermining of something
Chinese Mandarin 腐蝕 /腐蚀
- 腐蝕 /腐蚀 (fǔshí)Erosion by chemical action
Czech koroze
- korozeErosion by chemical action
Esperanto korodado
- korodadoThe act of corroding
Finnish syövytys, syöpyminen
- syövytysThe act of corroding
- syöpyminenErosion by chemical action
- korroosioErosion by chemical action
- nakertaminenThe gradual destruction or undermining of something
- horjuttaminenThe gradual destruction or undermining of something
French corrosion, corrosion
- corrosionThe act of corroding
- corrosionErosion by chemical action
German Korrosion
- KorrosionThe act of corroding
Greek διάβρωση, διάβρωση
- διάβρωση (diávrosi)The act of corroding
- διάβρωση (diávrosi)Erosion by chemical action
- διάβρωση (diávrosi)The gradual destruction or undermining of something
- φθορά (fthorá)The gradual destruction or undermining of something
- αποσάθρωση (aposáthrosi)The gradual destruction or undermining of something
Hungarian korrózió, korrózió
- korrózióThe act of corroding
- korrózióErosion by chemical action
- korrózióThe gradual destruction or undermining of something
Italian corrosione, corrosione
- corrosioneThe act of corroding
- corrosioneErosion by chemical action
Japanese 腐食, 腐蝕
- 腐食 (fushoku)Erosion by chemical action
- 腐蝕 (fushoku)Erosion by chemical action
Korean 부식
- 부식 (busik)Erosion by chemical action
Norwegian Bokmål korrosjon, korrosjon
- korrosjonThe act of corroding
- korrosjonErosion by chemical action
Polish korodowanie, korozja
- korodowanieThe act of corroding
- korozjaErosion by chemical action
Portuguese corrosão, corrosão
- corrosãoThe act of corroding
- corrosãoErosion by chemical action
- corrosãoThe gradual destruction or undermining of something
Russian коррозия
- коррозия (korrozija)The act of corroding
Spanish corrosión, corrosión
- corrosiónThe act of corroding
- corrosiónErosion by chemical action
- corrosiónThe gradual destruction or undermining of something
Swedish frätning, korrosion
- frätningThe act of corroding
- korrosionThe act of corroding
Cite this entry
corrosion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrosion
“corrosion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrosion. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corrosion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrosion.
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