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Moderatedecay
The correct spelling is decay.
How to pronounce decay
/dɪˈkeɪ/
nounIPA: /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.The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
- 2.A deterioration of condition; loss of status or fortune.
verb
- 1.To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- 2.(of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
- 3.(of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
- 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.Loss of airspeed due to drag.
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