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Meaning of decay
noun
- The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
- A deterioration of condition; loss of status or fortune.
verb
- To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality. Example: The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.
- (of organic material) To rot, to go bad. Example: The cat's body decayed rapidly.
- (of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
- (of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- Loss of airspeed due to drag.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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