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- Dictionarycorrode/kəˈrəʊd/
verb
- 1. destroy or damage (metal, stone, or other materials) slowly by chemical action: "acid rain poisons fish and corrodes buildings" Similar
- 2. destroy or weaken (something) gradually: "the self-centred climate corrodes ideals and concerns about social justice"
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The meaning of CORRODE is to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing; especially : to wear away gradually usually by chemical action. How to use corrode in a sentence. Did you know?
Corrode definition: to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.. See examples of CORRODE used in a sentence.
to destroy or be destroyed, esp. by acid or rust, usually over a long period of time: [ T ] Rain water corroded the metal pipes. corrosion. noun [ U ] us / kəˈroʊ·ʒən / These alloys protect against corrosion.
to destroy or be destroyed, esp. by acid or rust, usually over a long period of time: [ T ] Rain water corroded the metal pipes. corrosion. noun [ U ] us / kəˈroʊ·ʒən / These alloys protect against corrosion. corrosive.
[transitive, intransitive] corrode (something) to slowly destroy or damage metal, stone or other materials by chemical action; to be destroyed in this way Acid corrodes metal. The copper pipework has corroded in places.
Corrosion is a natural process that converts a refined metal into a more chemically stable oxide. It is the gradual deterioration of materials (usually a metal) by chemical or electrochemical reaction with their environment. Corrosion engineering is the field dedicated to controlling and preventing corrosion.
Corrode means to eat away at and cause to deteriorate, like rust slowly taking over an old bike left out in the rain. Stemming from a Latin word that means "to gnaw away," corrode is a verb that usually describes destroying a metal by oxidation or by some other kind of chemical action.
2 meanings: 1. to eat away or be eaten away, esp by chemical action as in the oxidation or rusting of a metal 2. to destroy.... Click for more definitions.
1. To destroy (a metal or alloy) gradually, especially by oxidation or chemical action: The acid corroded the metal. 2. To impair steadily; deteriorate: "Doubt and mistrust could creep into our lives, corroding personal and professional relationships" (Philip Taubman). v.intr. To be eaten or worn away.
CORRODE meaning: 1. If metal corrodes, or rain or chemicals corrode it, it is slowly damaged by them: 2. to slowly…. Learn more.
