English | Polish |
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decay | gnić, psuć się |
decay | gnicie, psucie się |
English - Wordnet 3.0 | |
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NOUN (5) 1. the process of gradually becoming inferior; 2. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current; [syn: decay, decline] 3. the organic phenomenon of rotting; [syn: decay, decomposition] 4. an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; - Example: "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay" - Example: "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair" 5. the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation; [syn: decay, radioactive decay, disintegration] VERB (3) 1. lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; - Example: "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" [syn: disintegrate, decay, decompose] 2. fall into decay or ruin; - Example: "The unoccupied house started to decay" [syn: decay, crumble, dilapidate] 3. undergo decay or decomposition; - Example: "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated" |