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1. (v.i.) decay
to become decomposed; rot.
2. decay
to decline in health, prosperity, etc.; deteriorate.
3. decay
(of an atomic nucleus) to undergo radioactive disintegration.
4. (v.t.) decay
to cause to decompose; rot.
5. (n.) decay
decomposition; rot.
6. decay
a gradual and progressive decline.
7. decay
the spontaneous radioactive transformation of a nucleus or particle into one or more different nuclei or particles.
8. decay
progressive change in the path of an earth-orbiting satellite due to atmospheric drag.
Etymology: (1425–75; < ONF decair=de-de - +cair to fall &indirdesc; L cadere)
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| Definition of 'Decay' |
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1. (noun) decay
the process of gradually becoming inferior
2. (noun) decay, decline
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
3. (noun) decay, decomposition
the organic phenomenon of rotting
4. (noun) decay
an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
"the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"
5. (verb) decay, radioactive decay, disintegration
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
6. (verb) disintegrate, decay, decompose
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
"the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process"
7. (verb) decay, crumble, dilapidate
fall into decay or ruin
"The unoccupied house started to decay"
8. (verb) decay
undergo decay or decomposition
"The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"
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1. (verb) decay
to break down or cause to break down by natural processes; = rot
as the body decays; Sugar decays your teeth.
2. decay
to become gradually worse
neighborhoods decaying as the years pass; to watch standards decay.
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| Definition of 'Decay' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Decay
gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay
2. (noun) Decay
destruction; death
3. (noun) Decay
cause of decay
4. (verb) Decay
to pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay
5. (verb) Decay
to cause to decay; to impair
6. (verb) Decay
to destroy
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| Definitions of 'Decay' |
The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. Decay
[from nuclear physics] An automatic conversion which is applied to
most array-valued expressions in C; they
‘decay into’ pointer-valued expressions pointing to the array's
first element. This term is borderline techspeak, but is not used in the
official standard for the language.
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Sense: to (cause to) become rotten or ruined
Sugar makes your teeth decay.
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 Afrikaans: verrot, vrot |
 Arabic: يَنْخُر، يَتَسَوَّس |
 Bulgarian: гния |
 Brazilian: apodrecer |
 Czech: kazit se |
 German: verderben |
 Danish: rådne |
 Greek: σαπίζω |
 Spanish: pudrirse, cariarse, deter |
 Estonian: lagunema panema, mädanema |
 Farsi: فاسد کردن؛ خراب کردن |
 Finnish: mädäntyä |
 French: (faire) pourrir |
 Hebrew: לְהִירָקֵב @@@לְהִירָקֵב$ |
 Hindi: सड़ना, बिगड़ना, घटना, मुर |
 Croatian: propadati, trunuti |
 Hungarian: romlik, szuvasodik |
 Indonesian: membusuk |
 Icelandic: rotna, skemmast |
 Italian: deteriorare; cariarsi |
 Japanese: 腐る |
 Korean: 썩다 |
 Lithuanian: gesti, pūti |
 Latvian: pūt; trūdēt; sairt |
 Malay: reput |
 Dutch: bederven |
 Norwegian: forfalle, råtne |
 Polish: gnić, psuć się |
 Persian: فاسد کردن؛ خراب کردن |
 Pashto: خرابولی |
 Portuguese: apodrecer |
 Romanian: a (se) strica; a decădea |
 Russian: гнить |
 Slovak: kaziť sa |
 Slovenian: gniti |
 Serbian: kvariti |
 Swedish: förfalla, förstöra[s], ru |
 Thai: เสื่อมลง |
 Turkish: çürümek |
 Taiwanese: 使枯朽，使衰退 |
 Ukrainian: гнити; псуватися |
 Urdu: گلنا یا گلانا ، سڑنا یا س |
 Vietnamese: mục nát; sâu răng |
 Chinese: 使朽枯，使衰退 |
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