āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to decay
01
āĻĒāĻāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to be gradually damaged or destroyed as a result of natural processes
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old building is currently decaying due to weathering.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
1.1
āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of a structure or an area) to become worse gradually
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The abandoned buildings slowly decayed over time.
āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to cause gradual destruction or damage of something
Transitive: to decay sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Moisture and lack of ventilation can decay wooden furniture, causing it to warp, mold, and deteriorate over time.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻ ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻž, āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(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
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Uranium-238 decays into thorium-234 through a process of alpha decay.
āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ-ā§¨ā§Šā§Ž āĻāĻ˛āĻĢāĻž āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻĨā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ-ā§¨ā§Šā§Ē-āĻ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĒā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
01
a gradual decrease in stored charge, current, or signal strength
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Signal decay over long wires can reduce performance.
02
the gradual process of decline, deterioration, or loss of quality, and the resulting inferior state
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The building showed signs of structural decay.
03
the decomposition or rotting of organic matter
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Tooth decay is a common problem in children.
04
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance, emitting ionizing radiation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The half-life of a substance is measured by its decay.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
decayed
decay
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
