Definition
The geological process of wearing away rock or soil through abrasive action, such as by flowing water carrying sediment and rocks.
Etymology
From Latin 'corrasio,' the noun form of 'corradere' (to scrape together). This technical term is mainly used in geology and earth sciences.
Kelly Says
The Grand Canyon is one of Earth's most spectacular examples of corrasion—the Colorado River didn't cut through that rock with a knife, but with billions of years of sand and pebbles grinding it down grain by grain.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መደበደብ
me-de-be-de-b
CACatalà
corrosió
kor-ro-sioon
DADansk
korrosion
kor-roh-sioon
DEDeutsch
Korrosion
kor-roh-sioon
ELΕλληνικά
σκουριασμός
sku-ri-as-mos
ESEspañol
corrosión
kor-roh-sioon
FAفارسی
زنگزدگی
zing-zad-gi
FISuomi
korroosio
kor-ro-osi-o
FRFrançais
corrosion
kor-roh-sioon
HIहिन्दी
जंग लगना
jang lag-na
HUMagyar
korrózió
kor-ro-zio
IDBahasa Indonesia
karat
ka-rat
ITItaliano
corrosione
kor-roh-zee-one
MSBahasa Melayu
kerosakan
ke-ro-sa-kan
NLNederlands
corrosie
kor-ro-zee
NONorsk
korrosjon
kor-ro-sj-on
PLPolski
korozja
ko-ro-z-ya
PTPortuguês
corrosão
kor-roh-sāo
RORomână
coroziune
kor-o-zee-une
RUРусский
коррозия
kor-ro-zi-ya
SVSvenska
korrosion
kor-roh-sioon
SWKiswahili
uvunjika
u-vun-ji-ka
TEతెలుగు
పరిమళం
pa-ri-ma-lam
THไทย
การกัดกร่อน
gaan gat-kron
TLTL
pagkakarugtong
pa-gka-ka-ru-g-tong
TRTürkçe
korozyon
kor-o-zyon
UKУкраїнська
корозія
kor-o-zi-ya
VITiếng Việt
mài mòn
mai mon