wearing away vs corrasion
corrasion vs wearing awaywearing away and corrasion both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wearing away | Yes | No | No | No |
| corrasion | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
corrasion is a hyponym of
wearing away; that is, corrasion is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
wearing away:
- wearing away: (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively
- corrasion: erosion by friction
Other hyponyms of wearing away include
chatter mark, ablation, abrasion, attrition, detrition, beach erosion, deflation, planation, soil erosion.
| wearing away (noun) | corrasion (noun) |
|---|---|
| (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively | erosion by friction |
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