Decay

Meaning

Noun

●

The process or result of being

decomposed.

●

A

of

;

of

or fortune.

●

Overthrow,

, ruin.

●

In Programming:

The

, in

programming languages

such as C, where an

its type and

and is

to a

,

by

it to a function.

Verb

●

In Electronics:

To

, to get worse, to

or health, to

in quality.

To

, that is,

degradation.

●

In Computing:

To

, to get worse, to

or health, to

in quality.

To

, that is, to

to be

in a

environment,

become

or obsolete.

●

In Physics:

To

, to get worse, to

or health, to

in quality.

To

in

(above the

body).

●

To

, to get worse, to

or health, to

in quality.

●

To

,

bad.

●

In Chemistry, Physics & Radioactivity:

To change by

, by

, or by

or

one or more

; to

decay.

●

In Physics:

To

, that is, to

to a less

, usually by

a

or phonon.

●

In Aviation:

Loss of

due to drag.

●

To cause to

or deteriorate.

●

In Programming:

Of an

: to

its type and

and be

to a

,

when

to a function.

Sourced from

Origin

decay

English

decair

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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Synonyms

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Rhymes

L'Esprit De L'Escalier

Les Jeux Sont Faits

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