What does degradation mean?

Definitions for degradation
ˌdɛg rɪˈdeɪ ʃəndegra·da·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. degradation, debasementnoun

    changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

  2. abasement, degradation, abjectionnoun

    a low or downcast state

    "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken

Wiktionary

  1. degradationnoun

    The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.

  2. degradationnoun

    The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.

  3. degradationnoun

    Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.

  4. degradationnoun

    A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.

  5. degradationnoun

    A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.

  6. degradationnoun

    The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.

  7. degradationnoun

    Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.

  8. degradationnoun

    The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Degradationnoun

    Etymology: degradation, French.

    The word degradation is commonly used to denote a deprivation and removing of a man from his degree. John Ayliffe, Par.

    So deplorable is the degradation of our nature, that whereas before we bore the image of God, we now retain only the image of men. Robert South, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. degradation

    Degradation refers to the process of something deteriorating, breaking down, being worn out or lowering in quality, standard, or value. This could relate to various fields including the environment, material science, or personal character. It could also refer to a state of being humiliated, reduced, or degraded.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Degradationnoun

    the act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop

  2. Degradationnoun

    the state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement

  3. Degradationnoun

    diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration

  4. Degradationnoun

    a gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc

  5. Degradationnoun

    the state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration

  6. Degradationnoun

    arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole

Wikidata

  1. Degradation

    In telecommunication, degradation, which may be categorized as either "graceful" or "catastrophic", has the following meanings: ⁕The deterioration in quality, level, or standard of performance of a functional unit. ⁕In communications, a condition in which one or more of the required performance parameters fall outside predetermined limits, resulting in a lower quality of service. There are several forms and causes of degradation in electric signals, both in the time domain and in the physical domain, including runt pulse, voltage spike, jitter, wander, swim, drift, glitch, ringing, crosstalk, antenna effect, and phase noise. Degradation usually refers to reduction in quality of an analog or digital signal. When a signal is being transmitted or received, it undergoes changes which are undesirable. These changes are called degradation. Degradation is usually caused by: ⁕Weather or environmental conditions. ⁕Terrain ⁕Other signals. ⁕Faulty or poor quality equipment.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. degradation

    Debasement and disgrace. The suspension of a petty officer from his station; and also the depriving an officer or soldier of his arms previous to his being delivered over to the civil power for execution.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. degradation

    In military life, the act of depriving an officer forever of his commission, rank, dignity, or degree of honor, and taking away at the same time every title, badge, or privilege he may possess.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of degradation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of degradation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of degradation in a Sentence

  1. Mark Ghilarducci:

    We proved that we could reuse these masks, basically decontaminate them for reuse up to 20 times with no degradation.

  2. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders:

    I think he came here today and touched on some very, very important issues that a lot of people would prefer not to talk about. And that is the issue of poverty, the issue of environmental degradation, immigration, the death penalty, the need to do everything we can to create a peaceful world, and I think he did it in a very dignified, non-partisan type way.

  3. Boris Nemtsov:

    We need to work as quickly as possible to show the Russians that there is an alternative, that Putin's policy leads to degradation and a suicide of the state. There is less and less time to wake up, pUTIN AND WAR.

  4. Patrick Henry:

    Are we at last brought to such a humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our own defence Where is the difference between having our arms in our own possession and under our own direction, and having them under the management of Congress If our defence be therealobject of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands

  5. Gordon Conway:

    Poor farmers don't have the money, time or labor to prevent degradation or improve their soils, if they don't have land tenure, there is no incentive to invest in improving their farms.

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Translations for degradation

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  • انحطاطArabic
  • понижаване, упадък, деградация, падениеBulgarian
  • DegradierungGerman
  • η υποβάθμισηGreek
  • rappio, rappeutuminen, heikentyminen, pilaantuminen, alennustilaFinnish
  • dégradationFrench
  • անկումArmenian
  • degradatieDutch
  • declínio, degeneração, deterioraçãoPortuguese
  • înjosire, deteriorare, degradare, retrogradare, stricareRomanian
  • деградация, упадок, понижение, падение, разжалованиеRussian
  • சீரழிவுTamil
  • 降解Chinese

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