corrasion

== English == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin corrasus, past participle of corradere (“to scrape together”), itself from cor- (“form of con- (“together”)”) + radere (“to scratch, scrape”). === Noun === corrasion (usually uncountable, plural corrasions) (obsolete) The diminution of wealth, etc., such as through unanticipated expenditure. The wearing away of surface material. 2001, Tree Ring Research, Volumes 57-60, Tree-Ring Society, page 13: Following the healing process, hail injuries remain distinctive in the growth rings as corrasions or scars and can be dated with dendrochronological and wood-anatomical methods. (geology) Corrading (erosion by abrasion) caused by such as: wind-blown or water-borne sand, stream-borne or glacier-borne stones, or collisions between stones under the influence of seaside breakers. ==== Related terms ==== corrade corrasive === See also === corrode rasion razor === Further reading === Erosion on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin corrasus, the past participle of corradere (“to scrape together”), itself from cor- (a form of con- 'together') + radere (“to scratch, scrape”). === Noun === corrasion f (plural corrasions) the wear and tear effectuated by the erosive sand-loaded desert winds ==== Related terms ==== corrosion corroder raser