Engelsk navneord: decay | |||
1. | decay (om proces) the process of gradually becoming inferior | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
Mere specifikke termer | caries, cavity, corruption, decomposition, dental caries, dilapidation, putrefaction, rot, rotting, ruin, spoilage, spoiling, tooth decay | ||
2. | decay (om proces) a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | decline | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | decrease, decrement | ||
Mere specifikke termer | exponential decay, exponential return | ||
3. | decay (om fænomen) the organic phenomenon of rotting | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | decomposition | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | organic phenomenon | ||
4. | decay (om tilstand) an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The corpse was in an advanced state of decay. The house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | unsoundness | ||
Mere specifikke termer | decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, impairment, putrefaction, rancidity, rot | ||
5. | decay (om proces) the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | disintegration, radioactive decay | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | nuclear reaction | ||
Mere specifikke termer | alpha decay, beta decay | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: decay | |||
1. | decay (om ændring) lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | decompose, disintegrate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | change integrity | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | disintegrate | ||
Overordnet emneområde | natural philosophy, physics | ||
2. | decay (om ændring) fall into decay or ruin | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The unoccupied house started to decay. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | crumble, dilapidate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | change | ||
Mere specifikke termer | break, bust, corrode, deteriorate, droop, eat at, erode, fall apart, gnaw, gnaw at, ruin, rust, wear, wear away, wear out, weather, wilt | ||
3. | decay (om ændring) undergo decay or decomposition | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The body started to decay and needed to be cremated. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | change | ||
Mere specifikke termer | decompose, deliquesce, go bad, molder, moulder, putrefy, rot, spoil | ||