disintegration
Phonetic
US /dɪsˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃn/UK /dɪsˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃn/
Translations
NOUNA process by which anything disintegrates., The condition of anything which has disintegrated., The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc., The process of radioactive decay., The process of radioactive decay.
The radioactive decay of a single atom.
Variants
- disintegrations: Plural
Examples
Haunted by the disintegration of the Soviet Union, they worried that parts of China might become unstable or try to peel off
Source:www.economist.com
Here, the only thing as fascinating as opulent wealth is its sudden disintegration.
Source:www.nytimes.com
into what the Serbian authors call “disintegration,” or “distortions in
Source:www.psychologytoday.com
The French press can also be used for disintegration of chloroplasts, homogenates of animal tissue, and other biological particles
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Simply put, radioactivity refers to the disintegration of atoms
Source:time.com
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