Definiciones
1.NounRot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action."tooth decay/dental decay—wood-decay fungi—bacterial decay—photochemical decay"
2.NounDeterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune."civic and moral decay—systemic decay—fall into decay—urban decay—arrested decay—memory decay"
3.NounRadioactive decay; decomposition of an atom or its nucleus."alpha decay—gamma decay—fission decay—decay chain"
4.NounParticle decay; decomposition of a sub-atomic particle.
5.NounContinuous decrease of a quantity."exponential decay—decay rate—orbital decay—decay time—decay constant—time decay"
6.NounOverthrow, destruction, ruin, death.
7.NounArray decay.
8.VerbTo 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."
9.VerbTo undergo bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
10.VerbTo undergo software rot, that is, to fail to be updated in a changing environment, so as to eventually become legacy or obsolete.
11.VerbTo undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbited body).
12.VerbTo rot, to go bad."The cat's body decayed rapidly."
13.VerbTo change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons; to undergo radioactive decay.
14.VerbTo undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
15.VerbLoss of airspeed due to drag.
16.VerbTo cause to rot or deteriorate."The extreme humidity decayed the wooden sculptures in the museum's collection in a matter of years."
17.VerbOf an array: to lose its type and dimensions and be reduced to a pointer, for example when passed to a function.