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• decay — de|cay1 [dıˈkeı] v [Date: 1400 1500; : Old North French; Origin: decaïr, from Late Latin decadere to fall, sink ] 1.) [I and T] to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do this →↑rot ▪ Her body was already… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Half-Life: Decay — The logo for Decay Developer(s) Gearbox Software Valve Corporation …   Wikipedia

• Beta decay — Nuclear physics Radioactive decay Nuclear fission Nuclear fusion Classical decays …   Wikipedia

• Radioactive decay — For particle decay in a more general context, see Particle decay. For more information on hazards of various kinds of radiation from decay, see Ionizing radiation. Radioactive redirects here. For other uses, see Radioactive (disambiguation).… …   Wikipedia

• Double beta decay — is a radioactive decay process where a nucleus releases two beta rays as a single process. In double beta decay, two neutrons in the nucleus are converted to protons, and two electrons and two electron antineutrinos are emitted. In the process of …   Wikipedia

• Compartmentalization of decay in trees — (CODIT) is a concept created by Dr. Alex Shigo after years of studying tree decay patterns. Though disputed upon its introduction in the late 1970s, the concept is now widely accepted[citation needed] and can be found in many arboriculture… …   Wikipedia

• Arrested decay — is a term coined by the State of California, United States to explain how it would preserve its Bodie State Historic Park. A more common application of this concept is the preservation of war ruins as memorials. United States At Bodie State… …   Wikipedia

• Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics       Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity.       Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …   Universalium

• spectroscopy — spectroscopist /spek tros keuh pist/, n. /spek tros keuh pee, spek treuh skoh pee/, n. the science that deals with the use of the spectroscope and with spectrum analysis. [1865 70; SPECTRO + SCOPY] * * * Branch of analysis devoted to identifying… …   Universalium

• atom — /at euhm/, n. 1. Physics. a. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical… …   Universalium

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium