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decay

The correct spelling is decay.

How to pronounce decay

/dɪˈkeɪ/
noun

IPA: /dɪˈkeɪ/

Say it like: Dec-aee

The correct spelling is decay. The process or result of being gradually decomposed. For example: "The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street."

Usage Examples

The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.

The cat's body decayed rapidly.

The extreme humidity decayed the wooden sculptures in the museum's collection in a matter of years.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
  2. 2.A deterioration of condition; loss of status or fortune.

verb

  1. 1.To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
  2. 2.(of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
  3. 3.(of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
  4. 4.(of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
  5. 5.Loss of airspeed due to drag.

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