how to pronounce corrosion

/kəˈɹəʊ.ʒən/

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corrosion is pronounced in three syllables

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kəɹəʊʒən

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An example use of corrosion in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… also suffering from corrosion the …”

meanings of corrosion

noun:

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

corrosion frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word corrosion occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words that rhyme with corrosion

erosionexplosion

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