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heikkeneminen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decay verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
  • deterioration noun The process of becoming worse, or the resulting worse state.
  • downturn noun A decline in economic activity, business, or some other measurable trend.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
  • weakening noun A loss or reduction of strength.

Senses

heikkeneminen is used for these senses in English:

  • attenuation A gradual diminishing of strength.
  • attenuation (physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave or the strength of a signal.
  • attenuation (biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism.
  • decay A deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
  • deterioration The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
  • downturn A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.
  • drop A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
  • weakening An instance or process of loss of strength.

decay — full definition

  1. verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
  2. verb To decline gradually in quality, strength, or condition.
  3. noun The process or result of rotting or gradual deterioration.
  4. noun In physics, the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus or particle breaks down over time.

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