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Corrosion Pronunciation

Corrosion is pronounced ker-OH-zhuhn, IPA /kɝˈoʊʒən/.

ker-OH-zhuhn

US /kɝˈoʊʒən/  ·  UK /kəˈrəʊʒən/

Syllables: ker · OH · zhuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)

noun: The gradual destruction of metal or stone by chemical action.

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Corrosion in a Sentence

  • Corrosion had eaten through the bracket.
  • Salt air speeds up corrosion badly.
  • They painted the frame to slow the corrosion.

Common Mispronunciations of Corrosion

Not kuh-ROH-shuhn

The si between vowels is the zh of vision, not the sh of mission. Explosion and decision take the same buzzing sound.

Not KOR-oh-zhuhn

The middle syllable is the loud one and the first reduces to ker. Nothing at the front is stressed.

Tip: Three beats with the peak in the middle: ker-OH-zhuhn.

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