DECAYS
/dɪˈkeɪz/
12
Scrabble
12
WWF
D(2) E(1) C(3) A(1) Y(4) S(1)
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Definition
/dɪˈkeɪz/
verb
- To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.“The pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.”
- (of organic material) To rot, to go bad.“The cat's body decayed rapidly.”
- (of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons.
- (of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- Loss of airspeed due to drag.
Source: Wiktionary
