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Meaning and definition for "decay" word
[noun] a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
[noun] the process of gradually becoming inferior
[noun] the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
[noun] an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"
[verb] undergo decay or decomposition
[verb] fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"
[verb] lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; as of particles in nuclear fission
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\De*cay"\, v. t. 1. To cause to decay; to impair. [R.] Infirmity, that decays the wise. --Shak. 2. To destroy. [Obs.] --Shak.
\De*cay"\, n. 1. Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay. Perhaps my God, though he be far before, May turn, and take me by the hand, and more - May strengthen my decays. --Herbert. His [Johnson's] failure was not to be ascribed to intellectual decay. --Macaulay. Which has caused the decay of the consonants to follow somewhat different laws. --James Byrne. 2. Destruction; death. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. Cause of decay. [R.] He that plots to be the only figure among ciphers, is the decay of the whole age. --Bacon. Syn: Decline; consumption. See {Decline}.
Synonyms for decay
crumble, decline, decompose, decomposition, delapidate, disintegrate, disintegration, radioactive decay
See also: bust | cavity | corruption | dilapidation | disintegration | eat at | exponential decay | natural action | natural process | organic phenomenon | putrefy | rot | rotting | ruin | spoil | spoilage | tooth decay | unsoundness | wear | wilt |
Related terms: break down, breakup, catalyst, decadence, decomposition, defile, erosion, excrement, fission, go to seed, hydrolyst, incoherence, mess, necrose, oxidization, photolysis, rotting, scurf, slough, sphacelus, spoil, wear and tear
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Let's analyse "decay" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YACED. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
decay: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 (or 4 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Six. |
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