ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Disintegration

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /dɪs.ɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Disintegration is a noun meaning A process by which anything disintegrates.

Meaning

A process by which anything disintegrates.

More Meanings

  1. The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
  2. (geology) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
  3. (nuclear physics) The process of radioactive decay.

Word Forms

Synonyms for disintegration

Depending on context, synonyms include decay, annihilation, dissolution, decomposition.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include annihilation, decay, dissolution, decomposition, break, fragmentation.

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