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adjective
- 1. having rotted or decomposed: "decayed animal and plant matter"
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DECAY definition: 1. to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this: 2. If a radioactive…. Learn more.
to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this: Sugar makes your teeth decay. The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time. Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral. the smell of decaying meat. [ I ] physics specialized.
The meaning of DECAY is to undergo decomposition. How to use decay in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decay.
de·cay. (dĭ-kā′) v. de·cayed, de·cay·ing, de·cays. v.intr. 1. Biology To break down into component parts; rot. 2. Physics To disintegrate in a process of radioactive decay or particle decay. 3. Electronics To decrease gradually in magnitude. Used of voltage or current. 4. Aerospace To decrease in orbit. Used of an artificial satellite. 5.
adjective. having rotted as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposed. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'decayed' in a sentence. decayed.
noun. the process of decline, as in health, mentality, beauty, etc. the state brought about by this process. decomposition, as of vegetable matter. rotten or decayed matter. the dentist drilled out the decay. physics.
1. to decline or cause to decline gradually in health, prosperity, excellence, etc; deteriorate; waste away. 2. to rot or cause to rot as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decompose. 3. Also: disintegrate (intransitive) physics. a.
To decay means to rot, decompose, break down. Our bodies—anything organic—will decay after death. Broken sidewalks, potholes, graffiti are all signs of urban decay. Tooth decay is something to avoid.
to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this: Sugar makes your teeth decay. The role of the extended family has been decaying for some time. Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral. the smell of decaying meat. [ I ] physics specialized.
decay. noun. /dɪˈkeɪ/. /dɪˈkeɪ/. [uncountable] the process or result of being destroyed by natural causes or by not being cared for (= of decaying) tooth decay. The landlord had let the building fall into decay. The smell of death and decay hung over the town.
