CORRASION

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Erosion by friction

Synonyms:

abrasion; attrition; corrasion; detrition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("corrasion" is a kind of...):

eating away; eroding; erosion; wearing; wearing away ((geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it))

Derivation:

corrade (wear away)

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