Definition of Decay
Noun: decay di'key
- The process of gradually becoming inferior
- A gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- decline
- The organic phenomenon of rotting
- decomposition
- 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"
- The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- radioactive decay, disintegration
- (physics) lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
"the particles decayed during the nuclear fission process";
- disintegrate, decompose
- Fall into decay or ruin
"The unoccupied house started to decay";
- crumble, dilapidate
- Undergo decay or decomposition
"The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"
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