"decay" meaning in Anglais

See decay in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \dɪ.ˈkeɪ\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decay.wav Forms: decays [plural]
  1. Pourrissement, décomposition.
    Sense id: fr-decay-en-noun-f7F6KKj~
  2. Décadence. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-decay-en-noun-yfv4v1QE Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Métaphores en anglais
  3. Décrépitude.
    Sense id: fr-decay-en-noun-HY58tpxZ Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  4. Désintégration radioactive. Tags: physical
    Sense id: fr-decay-en-noun-mn0PXvKs Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la physique, Lexique en anglais du nucléaire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nuclear decay, radioactive decay, radioactivity Derived forms: tooth decay, α-decay, alpha decay, β-decay, beta decay, γ-decay, gamma decay Related terms: nuclear fission, radioactivity

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decay.wav Forms: to decay [infinitive], decays [present, third-person, singular], decayed [preterite], decayed [participle, past], decaying [participle, present]
  1. S’abîmer.
    Sense id: fr-decay-en-verb-VMXufazI
  2. Se décomposer, pourrir.
    Sense id: fr-decay-en-verb-VLHc53Bz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decaying

Inflected forms

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