verb🔗ShareTo deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality."The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street."conditionqualitybiologymedicineenvironmentageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of organic material) To rot, to go bad."The fruit left on the counter is slowly decaying. "biologyenvironmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons."The radioactive isotope is decaying over time, slowly transforming into a more stable element. "physicschemistryenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon."The excited atom, after a tiny moment, is decaying, emitting light as it returns to its normal energy level. "physicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLoss of airspeed due to drag."The small paper airplane was decaying rapidly after I threw it, falling to the ground quickly. "physicsnauticaltechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to rot or deteriorate."The fruit left on the counter is decaying quickly. "environmentbiologyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe process of undergoing decay."The decaying of the old wooden fence made it dangerous to lean against. "biologyprocessnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
