corrosion
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6.1
- noun
- /kəˈroʊʒən/
- Specialized
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corrosión
- As these tanks aged, however, corrosion wore away the steel hulls, and many began to leak.
- corrosion-resistant
- corrosion inhibitor
- corrosion protection
I think that there's room for improved corrosion control.
- I think that there's room for improved corrosion control.
- This creates stress in parts where there shouldn't be stress, causing helium leaks, corrosion and eventually cracks.
- The question is how ready am I to keep that connecting link absolutely corrosion free?
- The contact side to the IHS has a bit of wear on it, so it's got some staining or some corrosion and that limits its ability to conduct.
- As a consequence, welding the pieces together caused stress, which caused cracks, and with helium leaking through the cracks that caused corrosion.
- Yeah, heat resistant, corrosion resistant alloys.
- Instead, what we have is a kind of corrosion going on.
Examples
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There was some corrosion found in the wings during an inspection.
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What caused the surface corrosion on the metal pipe?
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And you can see here, you see this corrosion here and here.
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What we need is a corrosion check on this, this, this and this.
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Instead, what we have is a kind of corrosion going on.
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This corrosion has never happened before.
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What caused the surface corrosion?
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With the exception of a coat of dust and a small amount of corrosion, it is perfectly preserved.
Fiction book (2002) -
The material also has a low carbon content that provides resistance to corrosion along welded joints.
Academic text (1993) -
Cold equipment will condense moisture on all surfaces, which can cause corrosion of delicate internal parts.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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5.9
A slow change when something like a building or a person's health becomes worse
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3.7
The gradual wearing away of land, rock, and other materials by forces such as water or wind
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2.8
A slow change in iron or steel that makes a red brown layer when it meets water and air
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7.7
Small shallow holes that form on a metal surface when it is eaten away or rubbed
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6.3
A gradual wearing away of metal or other materials by chemical action
Reaction of a substance with oxygen in the air that makes it break down or spoil
Antonyms
How Damaging
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6.2
- Specialized
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6.1
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4.5
- Specialized
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5.5
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3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word corrosion comes from Latin rodere, which means 'to gnaw', as in rodent, an animal that gnaws. So corrosion is like being slowly 'gnawed away' by chemicals, which is why it means the slow destruction of metal.