disintegration
A process by which anything disintegratesA process by which anything disintegrates.
» Disintegration is quite painless, I assure you.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A process by which anything disintegrates.
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распа́дraspád, разложе́ниеrazložénije, дезинтегра́цияdezintegrácija
(countable, uncountable)The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
(countable, uncountable)The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
(countable, uncountable)The process of radioactive decay.
The process of radioactive decay.
(countable, uncountable)The radioactive decay of a single atom.
The sample exhibited an activity of three disintegrations per second.
- a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system
- total destruction
- separation into component parts
- in a decomposed state
Examples
3 sentencesDisintegration is quite painless, I assure you.
Some think that disintegration is unavoidable in Algeria.
I have no respect for a person who calls for the disintegration of our beloved Algeria.
Translations
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Origin
From disintegrate + -ion or dis- + integration.From disintegrate + -ion or dis- + integration.
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Forms
plural: disintegrations| Singular | disintegration |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- total destruction:annihilation
- separation into component parts:dissolution
- in a decomposed state:decomposition
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation:decayradioactive decay
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable