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1. decay
verb. ['dɪˈkeɪ'] lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- decair (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Beta Decay
- waga
- compusa
- communique
- yakutakay
- redisplay
- papier-mache
- l'espalier
- cluj
- cabriolet
- underplay
- societe
- san-jose
- naivete
- mcgarvey
- jonbenet
- intraday
- dunlavey
- chevrolet
- buga
- aaa
- zepa
- underway
- underpay
- santa-fe
- portray
- pinochet
- overstay
- overplay
- monterrey
- meservey
Sentences with beta-decay
1. Noun Phrase
It emits alpha particles and decays into neptunium-237 and is itself produced from the beta decay of plutonium-241.
2. Noun Phrase
Alpha and beta decay transmute the radioisotope into another nuclide, often called a daughter nuclide.
3. Noun Phrase
There are three main types of decay: alpha decay, beta decay and gamma decay.
4. Noun Phrase
An example of gamma ray emission occurs when cobalt undergoes beta decay to become nickel.
2. decay
noun. ['dɪˈkeɪ'] the process of gradually becoming inferior.
Synonyms
Etymology
- decair (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. decay
verb. ['dɪˈkeɪ'] fall into decay or ruin.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- decair (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. decay
noun. ['dɪˈkeɪ'] a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current.
Antonyms
Etymology
- decair (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. decay
noun. ['dɪˈkeɪ'] the organic phenomenon of rotting.
Synonyms
Etymology
- decair (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. decay
noun. ['dɪˈkeɪ'] the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation.
Antonyms
Etymology
- decair (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. decay
noun. ['dɪˈkeɪ'] an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying.
Antonyms
Etymology
- decair (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. beta
noun. ['ˈbeɪtə'] the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
Antonyms
Etymology
- βῆτα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
9. beta
adjective. ['ˈbeɪtə'] second in order of importance.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- βῆτα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
10. Beta
noun. beets.