Definition of CORRASION

corrasion

Plural: corrasions

Noun

  • erosion by friction
  • The diminution of wealth, etc., such as through unanticipated expenditure.
  • The wearing away of surface material.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

Ultimately from Latin corrasus, past participle of corradere (“to scrape together”), itself from cor- (“form of con- (“together”)”) + radere (“to scratch, scrape”).

Scrabble Score: 11

corrasion: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
corrasion: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
corrasion: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

corrasion: valid Words With Friends Word