- verbdecay (verb) · decays (third person present) · decayed (past tense) · decayed (past participle) · decaying (present participle)
- (of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi:"the body had begun to decay"
- cause to rot or decompose:"the fungus will decay soft timber"
- (of a building or area) fall into disrepair; deteriorate:"urban neighborhoods decay when elevated freeways replace surface roads"
- decline in quality, power, or vigor:"the moral authority of the party was decaying"
- physics(of a radioactive substance, particle, etc.) undergo change to a different form by emitting radiation:"the trapped radiocarbon begins to decay at a known rate"
- technical(of a physical quantity) undergo a gradual decrease:"the time taken for the current to decay to zero"
noundecay (noun) · decays (plural noun)- the state or process of rotting or decomposition:"hardwood is more resistant to decay than softwood" · "bacterial decay"
- rotten matter or tissue:"fluoride heals small spots of decay"
- structural or physical deterioration:"the old barn rapidly fell into decay"
- the process of declining in quality, power, or vigor:"preachers warning of moral decay"
- physicsthe change of a radioactive substance, particle, etc. into another by the emission of radiation:"the gas radon is produced by the decay of uranium in rocks and soil"
- technicalgradual decrease in the magnitude of a physical quantity:"the decay of electrical fields in the electromagnets"
Originlate Middle English: from Old French decair, based on Latin decidere ‘fall down or off’, from de- ‘from’ + cadere ‘fall’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverbnoun- the state or process of rotting or decomposition:
- structural or physical deterioration:
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