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Definition of Corrasion
1. Noun. Erosion by friction.
Generic synonyms: Eating Away, Eroding, Erosion, Wearing, Wearing Away
Derivative terms: Abrade, Attritional, Corrade
Definition of Corrasion
1. n. The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent action of the water.
Definition of Corrasion
1. Noun. An instance of corrading, i.e. wearing away by abrasion ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Corrasion
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corrasion
Literary usage of Corrasion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1922)
"corrasion " is mechanical erosion performed by moving agents such as wear by
glacial ice, by wind, by running water, etc. " Corrosion " is most commonly ..."
2. Physiography of the St. Louis Area by Nevin Melancthon Fenneman (1909)
"corrasion. VERTICAL. If a stream has more power than is necessary to transport
... This wear is one form of corrasion, and tends to bring about a balance ..."
3. Rivers of North America: A Reading Lesson for Students of Geography and Geology by Israel Cook Russell (1898)
"Strictly speaking, baselevel is the lower limit of the mechanical corrasion of
streams, but practically, as we say, it is also the downward limit of erosion ..."
4. Topographic, Trigonometric and Geodetic Surveying: Including Geographic by Herbert Michael Wilson (1912)
"corrasion. b. Distribution. b. Transportation. (3) Vegetation—effect on. a. ...
Erosion, Transportation, and corrasion.—The erosive action of water on rocks ..."
5. The Romance of the Colorado River: The Story of Its Discovery in 1540, with by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh (1902)
"... III The Grand Canyon—Character of the Colorado River—The Water-Gods ; Erosion
and corrasion—The Natives and their Highways—The " Green River Valley " of ..."
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