decay

dษชหˆkeษช
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Translation of decay into Hebrew,

Noun

1.

decomposition

process of rotting or decomposing organic matter
ืจึดืงึธึผื‘ื•ึนืŸ rikavon
  • The decay of the fallen leaves was evident.ื”ืจื™ืงื‘ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืขืœื™ื ืฉื ืฉืจื• ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื•ืœื˜.
2.

tooth damage

TECH.deterioration of tooth structure due to bacterial activityTECH.
ืขึทืฉึถึผืืฉึถืืช fasheshetืจึดื™ืงึธึผื‘ื•ึนืŸ
  • The dentist found decay in my back tooth.ืจื•ืคื ื”ืฉื™ื ื™ื™ื ืžืฆื ืขืฉืฉืช ื‘ืฉืŸ ื”ืื—ื•ืจื™ืช ืฉืœื™.
3.

gradual decline

slow worsening in condition or quality over time
ื”ึดืชึฐื“ึทึผืจึฐื“ึฐึผืจื•ึผืช ื”ึดืชึฐืคึผื•ึนืจึฐืจื•ึผืช ื ึดื™ื•ึผื•ืŸ
  • The building showed signs of decay after many years.ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืจืื” ืกื™ืžื ื™ ื”ืชื“ืจื“ืจื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื ื™ื ืจื‘ื•ืช.

Verb

intr.
1.

deterioration

decline in quality or strength
ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐื“ึทึผืจึฐื“ึตึผืจ lehitdarder
  • The old building started to decay over the years.ื”ื‘ื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ืฉืŸ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืชื“ืจื“ืจ ืขื ื”ืฉื ื™ื.
2.

biological breakdown

undergo decomposition
ืœึฐื”ึตื™ืจึธืงึตื‘ lehฤ“rฤkev
  • Leaves decay faster in a moist environment..ืขืœื™ื ื ืจืงื‘ื™ื ืžื”ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืœื—ื”.
3.

science

TECH.undergo radioactive disintegrationTECH.
ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐืคึธึผืจึตืง lehitparek
  • The unstable isotope will decay over time.ื”ืื™ื–ื•ื˜ื•ืค ื”ื‘ืœืชื™ ื™ืฆื™ื‘ ื™ืชืคืจืง ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ.
4.

energy

TECH.lose stored energy or chargeTECH.
ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐืจื•ึนืงึตืŸ lehitroken
  • The battery will decay if not used.ื”ืกื•ืœืœื” ืชืชืจื•ืงืŸ ืื ืœื ื™ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื”.
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Expressions with decay: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

moral decayn.
ื”ึดืชึฐืคึผื•ึนืจึฐืจื•ึผืช ืžื•ึผืกึธืจึดื™ืช
ื ึดื™ื•ื•ึผืŸ ืžื•ึผืกึธืจึดื™
Many worry about the moral decay in modern society.
fall into decayv.
ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐืคึผื•ึนืจึตืจ
The old house began to fall into decay after years of neglect.
time decayn.
ื™ึฐืจึดื™ื“ึธื” ื‘ึฐึผื™ึทืขึฒืœื•ึผืช ืขึดื ื”ึทื–ึฐึผืžึทืŸ
The time decay of the medication required patients to take it more frequently.
tooth decayn.
ืขึทืฉึถึผืืฉึถืืช
Tooth decay can lead to pain and cavities.
dental decayn.
ืขึทืฉึถึผืืฉึถืืช
Regular brushing and flossing help prevent dental decay in children and adults.
alpha decayn.
ื“ึฐึผืขึดื™ื›ึทืช ืึทืœึฐืคึธื
Alpha decay occurs in heavy elements like uranium.

Synonyms and analogies of decay in English

n.decompositionputrefactiondeclinedeteriorationattenuationdiminishmentdegradation
v.declinedeterioratedecomposerotspoildisintegratedepletedischargeMore synonyms

Examples of decay in a sentence

  • Scientists studied the decay in the forest ecosystem.
  • Too much sugar can lead to tooth decay.
  • The filling stopped the decay from spreading.
  • There was visible decay in the old books.
  • Moral decay worried the community leaders.
  • The decay rate affects the material's stability.

Translations of "decay" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
ืจึดืงึธึผื‘ื•ึนืŸnm. - riqavon

The dentist examined her gum for any signs of disease or decay.

ืจื•ืคื ื”ืฉื™ื ื™ื™ื ื‘ื“ืง ืืช ื”ื—ื ื™ื›ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื” ืœืกื™ืžื ื™ ืžื—ืœื” ืื• ืจื™ืงื‘ื•ืŸ.

ื“ึฐึผืขึดื™ื›ึธื”nf. - de'ikha

Exponential decay occurs in radioactive substances as they lose mass over time.

ื“ืขื™ื›ื” ืืงืกืคื•ื ื ืฆื™ืืœื™ืช ืงื™ื™ืžืช ื‘ื—ื•ืžืจื™ื ืจื“ื™ื•ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื™ื ื›ืฉื”ื ืžืื‘ื“ื™ื ืžืกื” ืขื ื”ื–ืžืŸ.

ื”ึดืชึฐืคึธึผืจึฐืงื•ึผืชnf. - hiteparequt

Ionising radiation is often produced during radioactive decay in certain elements.

ืงืจื™ื ื” ืžื™ื™ื ื ืช ื ื•ืฆืจืช ืœืขื™ืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืชืคืจืงื•ืช ืจื“ื™ื•ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื™ืกื•ื“ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื.

ื”ืชืคื•ืจืจื•ืชnf.

The team needed to mummify the specimen quickly to prevent further decay.

ื”ืฆื•ื•ืช ื”ื™ื” ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื—ื ื•ื˜ ืืช ื”ื“ื’ื™ืžื” ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ื”ืชืคื•ืจืจื•ืช ื ื•ืกืคืช.

ื”ึดืชึฐื ึทื•ึฐึผื•ื ื•ึผืชnf. - hitenavevnut

After a time of decay comes the turning point.

ืื—ืจื™ ืชืงื•ืคื” ืฉืœ ื”ืชื ื•ื•ื ื•ืช ื‘ืื” ื ืงื•ื“ืช ืžืคื ื”.

Verb
ืœึฐื”ึตื™ืจึธืงึตื‘v. - leheraqev

The outskirts of town were dotted with derelict structures left to decay.

ืฉื•ืœื™ ื”ืขื™ื™ืจื” ื”ื™ื• ืžืชืžืœืื™ื ื‘ืžื‘ื ื™ื ืžื•ื–ื ื—ื™ื ืฉื ื•ืชืจื• ืœื”ื™ืจืงื‘.

ืœึฐื”ึดืชึฐืคึธึผืจึตืงv. - lehitpareq

Organic matter tends to decay faster in warm, moist environments.

ื—ื•ืžืจ ืื•ืจื’ื ื™ ื ื•ื˜ื” ืœื”ืชืคืจืง ืžื”ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื—ืžื•ืช ื•ืœื—ื•ืช.

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decay: Examples and translations in context

The dentist had to extract my tooth due to severe decay and pain.

ืจื•ืคื ื”ืฉื™ื ื™ื™ื ื ืืœืฅ ืœืขืงื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืฉืŸ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืจื™ืงื‘ื•ืŸ ื•ื›ืื‘ ื—ืžื•ืจื™ื.

The apples began to show signs of decay after sitting out for too long.

ื”ืชืคื•ื—ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื• ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืกื™ืžื ื™ ืจื™ืงื‘ื•ืŸ ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื ืฉืืจื• ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘ ืžื“ื™.

Builders prefer larch for its natural resistance against pests and decay.

ื‘ื ืื™ื ืžืขื“ื™ืคื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืขืฅ ืืจื–ื™ืช ื‘ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืกื ื• ื”ื˜ื‘ืขื™ ื›ื ื’ื“ ืžื–ื™ืงื™ื ื•ืจื™ืงื‘ื•ืŸ.

It's crucial to varnish the birdhouse to prevent decay from rain.

ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžืื•ื“ ืœืžืจื•ื— ืœื›ื” ืขืœ ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืจื™ืงื‘ื•ืŸ ืžื”ื’ืฉื.

The city will galvanize public benches to prevent decay from moisture.

ื”ืขื™ืจ ืชืฆืคื” ื‘ืื‘ืฅ ืืช ื”ืกืคืกืœื™ื ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืžื ื•ืข ืจื™ืงื‘ื•ืŸ ืžืœื—ื•ืช.

We decided to paint the reverse of the fence to protect it from decay.

ื”ื—ืœื˜ื ื• ืœืฆื‘ื•ืข ืืช ื”ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื”ื’ื“ืจ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ืŸ ืขืœื™ื” ืžืจื™ืงื‘ื•ืŸ.

Morbidity can be seen in how some artists portray themes of death and decay.

ืžื•ืจื‘ื™ื“ื™ื•ืช ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืจืื•ืช ื›ื™ืฆื“ ืืžื ื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื ืžืชืืจื™ื ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ื›ืžื• ืžื•ื•ืช ื•ืจื™ืงื‘ื•ืŸ.

Insects thrive in the deposited decay of fallen leaves on the ground.

ื—ืจืงื™ื ืžืฉื’ืฉื’ื™ื ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืจื™ืงื‘ื•ืŸ ืฉื ืฆื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืขืœื™ื ื”ื ื•ืคืœื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืงืจืงืข.

See also:

tooth decayradioactive decaymoral decaybeta decaytime decayfall into decaygamma decayalpha decayexponential decay
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