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sönderfall — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • decay verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.

Senses

sönderfall is used for these senses in English:

  • decay (ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.
  • radioactive decay (nuclear physics) Any of several processes by which unstable nuclei emit subatomic particles and/or ionizing radiation and disintegrate into one or more other nuclei.

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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