to decay
01
ruttna, sönderfalla
to be gradually damaged or destroyed as a result of natural processes
Intransitive
Exempel
Over the years, the ancient ruins decayed into partial structures.
Över åren förföll de antika ruinerna till delvisa strukturer.
1.1
förfalla, försämras
(of a structure or an area) to become worse gradually
Intransitive
Exempel
The town started to decay as people moved away.
Staden började förfalla när folk flyttade bort.
02
förfalla, försämra
to cause gradual destruction or damage of something
Transitive: to decay sth
Exempel
The acidic nature of certain substances can decay metal surfaces.
Den sura naturen hos vissa ämnen kan förstöra metalliska ytor.
03
sönderfalla, brytas ned
(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
Exempel
Carbon-14 decays into nitrogen-14 through beta decay, emitting a beta particle.
Kol-14 sönderfaller till kväve-14 genom betasönderfall och avger en betapartikel.
Decay
01
a gradual decrease in stored charge, current, or signal strength
Exempel
They measured the decay of the electrical current.
02
the gradual process of decline, deterioration, or loss of quality, and the resulting inferior state
Exempel
Language decay is observed when dialects die out.
03
the decomposition or rotting of organic matter
Exempel
The carcass was in an advanced state of decay.
04
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance, emitting ionizing radiation
Exempel
Radiation monitoring tracks nuclear decay.
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