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noun
- 1. the process of losing cohesion or strength: "the twin problems of economic failure and social disintegration"
- 2. the process of coming to pieces: "the disintegration of infected cells"
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DISINTEGRATION definition: 1. the process of something becoming weaker or being destroyed by breaking into smaller parts or…. Learn more.
: the breaking down of something into small particles or into its constituent elements. Some glaciers have been destabilized by warmer ocean waters. Scientists fear that parts of the ice sheet may be in the early stages of an unstoppable disintegration. Justin Gillis.
Disintegration is what happens when a company breaks into smaller companies or when a band splits up. Often, disintegration is physical — a bomb could cause the disintegration of its target. The decomposition (rotting) of a body is an example of disintegration. When something radioactive decays, that's disintegration, too.
n. 1. The act or process of disintegrating. 2. The state of being disintegrated. 3. The natural or induced transformation of an atomic nucleus from a more massive to a less massive configuration by the emission of particles or radiation. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Disintegration definition: the act or process of disintegrating. . See examples of DISINTEGRATION used in a sentence.
DISINTEGRATION definition: the act or process of disintegrating | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
the process of breaking into small parts or pieces and being destroyed. The explosion caused the aircraft's disintegration. Check pronunciation: disintegration. Definition of disintegration noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. The act or process of disintegrating. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. The state of being disintegrated. American Heritage. Any change in a nucleus of an atom, whether spontaneous or induced, in which one or more particles, photons, etc. are emitted. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
DISINTEGRATE definition: 1. to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces: 2. to become much worse: 3. to…. Learn more.
1. : to break or separate into constituent elements or parts. The iron hinges were disintegrating into dust. 2. : to lose unity or integrity by or as if by breaking into parts. The relationship started to disintegrate. 3. : to undergo a change in composition (see composition sense 2) an atomic nucleus that disintegrates because of radioactivity.
