corrasion
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cor·rade
(kə-rād′)tr. & intr.v. cor·rad·ed, cor·rad·ing, cor·rades
To erode or be eroded by abrasion.
[Latin corrādere, to scrape together : com-, com- + rādere, to scrape; see rēd- in Indo-European roots.]
cor·ra′sion (-rā′zhən) n.
cor·ra′sive (-sĭv, -zĭv) adj.
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corrasion
(kəˈreɪʒən)n
corrasive adj
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cor•ra•sion
(kəˈreɪ ʒən)n.
the mechanical erosion of soil and rock by the abrasive action of particles set in motion by running water, wind, glacial ice, and gravity.
cor•ra′sive (-sɪv) adj.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() eating away, eroding, erosion, wearing, wearing away - (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) |
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