different between rotting vs decomposition
rotting
English
Etymology
From Middle English rotynge (“rotting”), from Old English rotung; equivalent to rot +? -ing. Conflated with Middle English rotende, present participle of roten (“to rot”), from Old English rotiende, present participle of rotian (“to rot”).
Verb
rotting
- present participle of rot
Noun
rotting (plural rottings)
- The process by which something rots.
- 1686, Robert Plot, The Natural History of Staffordshire (page 214)
- […] the mould on the boles of the other [trees], that lyes commonly there, and is made of the annual rottings of their own leaves.
- 1686, Robert Plot, The Natural History of Staffordshire (page 214)
- Material that has rotted.
- c. 2009, Janice N. Harrington, Possum
- From the compost rinds and rottings, from the garbage peels, from the shadows' darkness, darkness, this guttered meal and all its redolence.
- c. 2009, Janice N. Harrington, Possum
Related terms
- rottingness
Anagrams
- Gritton
Swedish
Etymology
From Dutch rotting, rotan, from Malay rotang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²r?t??/
- Rhymes: -?t??
Noun
rotting c
- any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus; rattan
- (uncountable) the plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc.; rattan
- (by extension) a cane made from this material; rattan
Declension
References
- rotting in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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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
decomposition From the web:
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- what's decomposition in math
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- what decomposition reaction with example
- what decomposition definition
- what decomposition of sugar
- what decomposition process
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