to decay
01
يتعفن, يتحلل
to be gradually damaged or destroyed as a result of natural processes
Intransitive
أمثلة
The untreated metal was decaying slowly in the corrosive environment.
كان المعدن غير المعالج ييتحلل ببطء في البيئة المسببة للتآكل.
1.1
يتدهور, يتحلل
(of a structure or an area) to become worse gradually
Intransitive
أمثلة
Rain and wind caused the wooden fence to decay.
تسببت الأمطار والرياح في تدهور السياج الخشبي.
02
يتحلل, يفسد
to cause gradual destruction or damage of something
Transitive: to decay sth
أمثلة
Excessive exposure to ultraviolet radiation can decay the molecular structure of plastics.
التعرض المفرط للأشعة فوق البنفسجية يمكن أن يدمر البنية الجزيئية للبلاستيك.
03
يتحلل, ينقسم
(of a radioactive substance) undergoe fission or emits radiation, resulting in the transformation of its atomic nucleus into a different element or isotope
Intransitive: to decay into an element or isotope
أمثلة
Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 through a process of alpha decay.
يتحول اليورانيوم-238 إلى الثوريوم-234 من خلال عملية اضمحلال ألفا.
Decay
01
a gradual decrease in stored charge, current, or signal strength
أمثلة
Charge decay was observed in the experimental circuit.
02
the gradual process of decline, deterioration, or loss of quality, and the resulting inferior state
أمثلة
The town was in a state of decay after the factories closed.
03
the decomposition or rotting of organic matter
أمثلة
Bacteria accelerate the decay of organic waste.
04
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance, emitting ionizing radiation
أمثلة
Cesium-137 decay produces gamma rays.
شجرة معجمية
decayed
decay
