ageing

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• ageing — ageing, sociology of The physiological process of growing older has vital social and cultural dimensions which affect what is often seen as a purely biological inevitability. Age is a cultural category and its meaning and significance vary both… …   Dictionary of sociology

• ageing — adj. 1. having lived for a relatively long (or a specified) time; not young; used especially of persons. Opposite of {young}. Syn: aging, senescent, old. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ageing — n. same as {aging}. Syn: ripening, aging, mellowing [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ageing — ageing. См. старение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

• ageing — is preferable as a spelling to aging, although both are in use …   Modern English usage

• Ageing — This article is about human ageing. For other uses, see Ageing (disambiguation). A human face showing signs of ageing Ageing (British English) or aging (American English) is the accumulation of changes in a person over time.[1] Ageing in humans… …   Wikipedia

• ageing — I UK [ˈeɪdʒɪŋ] / US adjective a) an ageing person is becoming old a town with an ageing population b) an ageing machine, vehicle, or building is too old and no longer useful II UK [ˈeɪdʒɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] the process of becoming old a… …   English dictionary

• ageing — [[t]e͟ɪʤɪŋ[/t]] also aging 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n Someone or something that is ageing is becoming older and less healthy or efficient. John lives with his ageing mother... Ageing aircraft need more frequent safety inspections. 2) N UNCOUNT Ageing is… …   English dictionary

• ageing — [ˈeɪdʒɪŋ] adj I becoming old a town with an ageing population[/ex] II noun [U] ageing [ˈeɪdʒɪŋ] the process of becoming old the ageing process[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• ageing — 1 BrE usually aging AmE adjective (only before noun) becoming old, and usually less useful, attractive, suitable etc: aging movie stars | an ageing population 2 BrE usually aging AmE noun (U) the process of getting old: airlines with ageing… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• ageing — /ˈeɪdʒɪŋ/ (say ayjing) adjective 1. growing old; elderly. 2. causing someone or something to grow old. 3. causing a person to appear old, or older: that hairstyle s very ageing. –noun 4. the process of growing old. 5. the process of causing… …