ALL meanings of decaying
de·cay
D d - adjective decaying rotting as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposing 3
- adjective decaying declining gradually in health, prosperity, excellence, etc 3
- verb without object decaying to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying. 1
- verb without object decaying to decline in excellence, prosperity, health, etc.; deteriorate. 1
- verb without object decaying Physics. (of a radioactive nucleus) to change spontaneously into one or more different nuclei in a process in which atomic particles, as alpha particles, are emitted from the nucleus, electrons are captured or lost, or fission takes place. 1
- verb with object decaying to cause to decay or decompose; rot: The dampness of the climate decayed the books. 1
- noun decaying decomposition; rot: Decay made the wood unsuitable for use. 1
- noun decaying a gradual falling into an inferior condition; progressive decline: the decay of international relations; the decay of the Aztec civilizations. 1
- noun decaying decline in or loss of strength, health, intellect, etc.: His mental decay is distressing. 1
- noun decaying Also called disintegration, radioactive decay. Physics. a radioactive process in which a nucleus undergoes spontaneous transformation into one or more different nuclei and simultaneously emits radiation, loses electrons, or undergoes fission. 1
- noun decaying Aerospace. the progressive, accelerating reduction in orbital parameters, particularly apogee and perigee, of a spacecraft due to atmospheric drag. 1
- noun decaying Present participle of decay. 1
- abbreviation DECAYING decomposing 1
- abbreviation DECAYING decomposition 1