Definitions for "Decay"
To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state, to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes decay; hopes decay.
To destroy.
Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay.
Destruction; death.
destruction of the wood structure by fungi or insects. Prohibits structural use, but may enhance decorative value when the decay process is halted.
Entire or partial dissolution, deterioration, or decomposition by progressive natural processes.
The second stage in an ADSR type envelope generator. See ADSR.
1) The time interval from when an audio signal's peak level drops down to a sustain level. 2) The fade-out rate of a reverberating sound as in decay time.
The time it takes a sound to diminish. see also attack
an mRNA surveillance mechanism After mRNA processing, most transcripts are exported to the cytoplasm for translation into protein
a pathway that degrades an mRNA that has a nonsense mutation prior to the last exon
a surveillance pathway that detects and degrades mRNA with premature stop codons (PTCs)
A term used to describe how the theoretical value of an option 'erodes' or reduces with the passage of time. Time decay is specifically quantified by theta.
A theory of forgetting in which memory traces erode largely through the passage of time (presumably because of some metabolic events unfolding as time passes).
See TIME DECAY; THETA.
a change of plant or animal material back to nutrients When fallen leaves decay, they become part of the soil.
the process of gradually becoming inferior
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
The breakdown of materials, chiefly by bacteria.
The breakdown of organic matter into simpler products e.g. macromolecules into smaller molecules.
The breakdown of organic matter into simpler compounds due to the digestive action of microorganisms such as bacteria or other decomposers.
Keywords:  sosa, alarc, sanchez, bravo, soto
To slowly dissolve. Introduction Task Process Information resources Guidance Dr. Bravo Ms. Alarcón Dr. Sosa Dr. Soto Mr. Sanchez
The process by which radionuclides lose their activity with time, characterised by the half-life of the material
The process of decreasing activity in a radionuclide.
The half-life or duration of advertising impact over time.
deterioration of woody tissue by diseases.
Deterioration of plant tissue, including wood, by biological organisms. Wood decay can reduce the strength of a tree or branch.
Progressive deterioration of organic tissues, usually caused by fungal or bacterial organisms, resulting in loss of cell structure, strength, and function. In wood, the loss of structural strength.
Decay is the daughter of Medusa and a villain who has battled Wonder Woman.
Keywords:  unoccupied, ruin, fall, started, house
fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"
vi. To undergo an implicit transformation to a value of slightly reduced type. Informally, arrays and functions tend to decay into pointers in C. See questions 6.3 and 1.34.
This refers to a situation that can be modeled by a function of the form () = Cbx + with .
demonstrate develop disadvantage divide
a more general stress-related phenomenon
Keywords:  impair, cause
To cause to decay; to impair.
Cause of decay.
Keywords:  weakening, nodes, links, over, time
The weakening of nodes or links over time.
The way a signal reduces in level over time immediately after the signal stops.
Keywords:  gene, major, expression, point, control
a major control point in gene expression
Keywords:  period, see
See period decay.