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vanheneminen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aging noun The natural process of growing older.
  • senescence noun The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.

Senses

vanheneminen is used for these senses in English:

  • aging The process of becoming older or more mature.
  • aging The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
  • obsolescence (countable) The process of becoming obsolete, outmoded or out of date.

aging — full definition

  1. noun The natural process of growing older.
  2. noun Making something look or become older on purpose, such as furniture or wine.

senescence — full definition

  1. noun The state or process of ageing, especially in humans; old age.
  2. noun Ceasing to divide by mitosis because of shortening of telomeres or excessive DNA damage.
  3. noun Old age; accumulated damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time.
  4. noun Fruit senescence, leading to ripening of fruit.

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