decay
腐烂,衰变,衰落,衰减
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Definitions
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- : to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying.
- : to decline in excellence, prosperity, health, etc.; deteriorate.
- : Physics. to change spontaneously into one or more different nuclei in a process in which atomic particles, as alpha particles, are emitted from the nucleus, electrons are captured or lost, or fission takes place.
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- : to cause to decay or decompose; rot: The dampness of the climate decayed the books.
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- : decomposition; rot: Decay made the wood unsuitable for use.
- : a gradual falling into an inferior condition; progressive decline: the decay of international relations; the decay of the Aztec civilizations.
- : decline in or loss of strength, health, intellect, etc.: His mental decay is distressing.
- : Physics. radioactive decay.
- : Aerospace. the progressive, accelerating reduction in orbital parameters, particularly apogee and perigee, of a spacecraft due to atmospheric drag.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
That low-oxygen setting almost certainly slowed tissue decay, the scientists say, giving it time to be preserved.
In the decay of the Clubhouse model, we sense that the creator economy is all hat and not enough cowboy.
These fossils preserve an incredible amount of anatomical detail, as well as behaviors, mainly because very little decay takes place after the organism is rapidly trapped in the resin.
Her sincerity is most evident when she captures signs of decay.
Also, their penchant for tunneling creates a naturally aerated environment for the decay to happen.
Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.
As a means of preventing tooth decay in those cities that do fluoridate, the practice certainly looks like a success.
Their decay proceeded without a ready supply of oxygen, producing hydrocarbons like methane instead of oxygen-bearing molecules.
Political Order and Political Decay Francis Fukuyama (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux) How are strong democratic states created?
A drawing of what was deemed a “deer pig” was also sent through the uranium decay ringer.
The General in command of the station was a feeble old man, suffering from senile decay.
It will hold tenaciously there, the last of its race, days after the decay of its greener and more healthy-looking mates.
The decay and ruin of nearly all the "old families" in Ireland are among the penalties of disregarding it.
The old dining-hall had shared in the general decay, and been shorn of all its ancient honours.
It is likewise formed daring the decay of animal and vegetable matters, and is consequently evolved from dung and compost heaps.