Corrosion Meaning

/kəˈɹəʊʒən/
B2

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

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nounThe act of corroding or the condition so produced.

nounA substance (such as rust) so formed.

There was corrosion around the battery terminals.
She noticed rust and corrosion in the pipes under her kitchen sink.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bridge's steel supports showed signs of ____ after years of exposure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There was ____ around the battery terminals.

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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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bridge's steel supports showed signs of ____ after years of exposure.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There was ____ around the battery terminals.

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