Dictionary - English
decay
- Biology To break down into component parts; rot. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- Physics To disintegrate or diminish by radioactive decay. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- Electronics To decrease gradually in magnitude. Used of voltage or current. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- Aerospace To decrease in orbit. Used of an artificial satellite. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen
- To fall into ruin: a civilization that had begun to decay. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition / listen