corrasion

noun

cor·​ra·​sion kə-ˈrā-zhən 

kȯ-

plural -s

: the wearing away of rocks and soil by the abrasive action of material moved along by wind, waves, streams, or glaciers : one of the several processes of erosion

Word History

Etymology

com- + (ab)rasion

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Rhymes for corrasion

• abrasion
• caucasian
• equation
• eurasian
• evasion
• invasion
• occasion
• persuasion
• asian
• suasion
• athanasian