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Webster 1913 Edition
Decomposition
De-comˊpo-si′tion
,Noun.
1.
The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of some of the ingredients of a compound; disintegration;
as, the
decomposition
of wood, rocks, etc.2.
The state of being reduced into original elements.
3.
Repeated composition; a combination of compounds.
[Obs.]
Decomposition of forces
. Same as
– Resolution of forces
, under Resolution
. Decomposition of light
, the division of light into the prismatic colors.
Webster 1828 Edition
Decomposition
DECOMPOSI'TION
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decomposition
decomposition
See also: décomposition
English
Noun
decomposition (plural decompositions)
- A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost
- The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis
- The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts
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biological process
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act of taking something apart
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splitting into constituent parts
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