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decay meaning in Tamil

அழுகுதல்

/dɪˈkeɪ/US/diˈkeɪ/

decay in Tamil: அழுகுதல், தேய்தல், சிதைவு, சொத்தை. In English, decay means rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.

Tamil words for decay

அழுகுதல், தேய்தல், சிதைவு, சொத்தை, பல் சிதைவு

English meaning of decay

  1. noun Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
  2. noun Deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
  3. noun Radioactive decay; decomposition of an atom or its nucleus.
  4. noun Particle decay; decomposition of a sub-atomic particle.

Full definition of decay

decay in a sentence

  • tooth decay/dental decay—wood-decay fungi—bacterial decay—photochemical decay
  • civic and moral decay—systemic decay—fall into decay—urban decay—arrested decay—memory decay
  • alpha decay—gamma decay—fission decay—decay chain

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Questions about decay in Tamil

What is the meaning of decay in Tamil?
Decay in Tamil is அழுகுதல், தேய்தல், சிதைவு, சொத்தை.
decay என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Decay: அழுகுதல், தேய்தல், சிதைவு, சொத்தை.
What does decay mean in English?
Decay means rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: decay (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: decay (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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