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decomposition
English
Etymology
de- +? composition
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /di??k?mp??z???n/
Noun
decomposition (countable and uncountable, plural decompositions)
- A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
- The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
- 2005, Gerard Chollet, Anna Esposito, Marcos Faundez-Zanuy, Nonlinear Speech Modeling and Applications
- Speech decomposition into a periodic and a non-periodic part is a subject of considerable importance with applications in speech synthesis, […]
- 2005, Gerard Chollet, Anna Esposito, Marcos Faundez-Zanuy, Nonlinear Speech Modeling and Applications
- The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.
Related terms
- decompose
Translations
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degradation
English
Etymology
From French dégradationMorphologically degrade +? -ation
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?????de???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
degradation (countable and uncountable, plural degradations)
- The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
- 1912, Charles DeLano Hine, Letters from an old railway official: Letter 7
- This feature of good organization, the conferring of definite local superior rank, and the protection of the incumbent from unnecessary degradation, was discovered centuries ago by another effective institution, the Catholic church.
- 1912, Charles DeLano Hine, Letters from an old railway official: Letter 7
- The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
- Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
- (geology) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
- A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
- The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
- Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
- The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.
Hyponyms
- biodegradation
- graceful degradation
- Marker degradation
Related terms
- (reducing in rank, character, or reputation): comedown
- decomposition
Translations
Anagrams
- gradationed
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