disintegration

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪsˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃ^ən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪsˌɪntəˈgreɪʃən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dis in′tə grā′shən)

dis•in•te•gra•tion n.

dis•in•te•grate v., -grat•ed, -grat•ing.

to (cause to) lose solidness or strength; (cause to) break up or fall apart: [no object]At that speed the plane began to disintegrate.[~ + object]The bullets tearing into the house disintegrated the flimsy walls.

dis•in•te•gra•tion n. [uncountable]

dis•in•te•grate v., -grat•ed, -grat•ing.
v.i.

to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up;
deteriorate:The old book is gradually disintegrating with age.
[Physics.]
- to decay.
- (of a nucleus) to change into one or more different nuclei after being bombarded by high-energy particles, as alpha particles or gamma rays.

v.t.

to reduce to particles, fragments, or parts;
break up or destroy the cohesion of:Rocks are disintegrated by frost and rain.

dis•in•te•gra•ble adj. dis•in′te•gra′tive, dis•in•te•gra•to•ry adj. dis•in′te•gra′tor, n.

decay.

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