| Definition of 'decomposition' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) decomposition, vector decomposition
the analysis of a vector field
2. (noun) decomposition, disintegration
in a decomposed state
3. (noun) decomposition, decomposition reaction, chemical decomposition reaction
(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance
4. (noun) decomposition, rot, rotting, putrefaction
(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
5. (noun) decay, decomposition
the organic phenomenon of rotting
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| Definition of 'decomposition' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) decomposition
the act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of some of the ingredients of a compound; disintegration; as, the decomposition of wood, rocks, etc
2. (noun) decomposition
the state of being reduced into original elements
3. (noun) decomposition
repeated composition; a combination of compounds
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| Definition of 'decomposition' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. decomposition
The reduction of a compound substance into its constituents, as in chemical analysis. The constituents may themselves be compounds or proximate constituents, or may be elemental or ultimate constituents.
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Sense: (of vegetable or animal matter) to (cause to) decay or rot
Corpses decompose quickly in heat.
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 Afrikaans: ontbinding, verrotting |
 Arabic: تَحَلُّل، انْحِلال |
 Bulgarian: разлагане |
 Brazilian: decomposição |
 Czech: rozklad |
 German: die Verwesung |
 Danish: forrådnelse; nedbrydelse |
 Greek: αποσύνθεση |
 Spanish: descomposición |
 Estonian: lagundamine, mädanemine |
 Farsi: تجزیه؛ تلاشی |
 Finnish: maatuminen |
 French: décomposition |
 Hebrew: הִתְפַּקרוּת |
 Hindi: सड़न, अपघटन, विश्लेषण |
 Croatian: raspadati se, trunuti |
 Hungarian: (fel)bomlás |
 Indonesian: pembusukan |
 Icelandic: rotnun |
 Italian: decomposizione |
 Japanese: 腐敗分解 |
 Korean: 부패, 분해 |
 Lithuanian: irimas |
 Latvian: sairšana; trūdēšana |
 Malay: pereputan |
 Dutch: ontbinding |
 Norwegian: nedbrytning, oppløsning, |
 Polish: rozkład |
 Persian: تجزیه؛ تلاشی |
 Pashto: تجزيه ، تلاشى |
 Portuguese: decomposição |
 Romanian: descompunere |
 Russian: разложение |
 Slovak: rozklad |
 Slovenian: razkrajanje |
 Serbian: raspadanje |
 Swedish: upplösning, sönderfall, f |
 Thai: การเน่าเปื่อย |
 Turkish: çürüme |
 Taiwanese: 腐爛，分解 |
 Ukrainian: розпад; розклад |
 Urdu: عمل تحلیل |
 Vietnamese: sự phân huỷ |
 Chinese: 腐烂，分解 |
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