different between contamination vs corrosion

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?tæm??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

contamination (countable and uncountable, plural contaminations)

1. The act or process of contaminating

   Synonyms: pollution, defilement, taint

2. Something which contaminates.
3. (linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
4. (linguistics, etymology) The influence of one form (often from a foreign language) on the historical development of another form to which it may be related in meaning.
5. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin cont?min?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.ta.mi.na.sj??/

Noun

contamination f (plural contaminations)

1. contamination (act or process of contaminating)

Related terms

• contaminer

Further reading

• “contamination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Old French corrosion, or its source, Late Latin corr?si?nem, accusative singular of corr?si? (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corr?d? (“gnaw away, corrode”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k???????n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k???o???n/

Noun

corrosion (countable and uncountable, plural corrosions)

1. The act of corroding or the condition so produced.
2. A substance (such as rust) so formed.
3. (chemistry) Erosion by chemical action, especially oxidation.
4. (by extension) The gradual destruction or undermining of something.

Related terms

• corrosible

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin corr?si?nem, accusative singular of corr?si? (“gnawing away, corroding”), from Latin corr?d? (“gnaw away, corrode”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?.??.zj??/

Noun

corrosion f (plural corrosions)

1. corrosion

Further reading

• “corrosion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Old French

Noun

corrosion f (oblique plural corrosions, nominative singular corrosion, nominative plural corrosions)

1. corrosion