decay

decay

englanti

  1. rappeutuneisuus, pilaantuneisuus, mätäneminen

  2. hammasmätä

Liittyvät sanat: wear off

Synonyymisanakirja

decay

  1. elollinen ilmiö, pilaantuminen, mätäneminen, alfahajoaminen, beetahajoaminen, radioaktiivinen hajoaminen, ydinreaktio, pilaantunut, turmeltuneisuus, turmeltunut tila, mädännäisyys, rappio.

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englanti

mädäntyä

pilaantuminen

radioaktiivinen hajoaminen

mädännäisyys

rappeutua The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
1895, H. G. Wells, The Time Machine Chapter X

I fancied at first the stuff was paraffin wax, and smashed the jar accordingly. But the odor of camphor was unmistakable. It struck me as singularly odd, that among the universal decay, this volatile substance had chanced to survive, perhaps through many thousand years.
A deterioration of condition.
puhekieltä To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.

puhekieltä To undergo w:bit rot|bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
puhekieltä To undergo w:software rot|software rot, that is, to fail to be updated in a changing environment, so as to eventually become legacy or obsolete.
puhekieltä To undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbited body).

2009, Francis Lyall, Paul B. Larsen, Space Law: A Treatise, page 120:

Damaged on lift-off, Skylab was left in orbit until its orbit decayed.
puhekieltä To rot, to go bad.

The cats body decayed rapidly.''

puhekieltä To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
2005, Encyclopedia of Earth Science (edited by Timothy M. Kusky; ISBN 0-8160-4973-4), page 349:
Uranium decays to radium through a long series of steps with a cumulative half-life of 4.4 billion years.
puhekieltä To undergo w:optical decay|optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
puhekieltä Loss of airspeed due to drag.
puhekieltä To cause to rot or deteriorate.

The extreme humidity decayed the wooden sculptures in the museums collection in a matter of years.''

Shakespeare
Infirmity, that decays the wise.

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