disintegration

English

Etymology

disintegrate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɪs.ɪn.tɪˈgɹeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

disintegration (plural disintegrations)

1. A process by which anything disintegrates.
2. The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
3. (geology) A wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.

Translations

a process by which anything disintegrates

the condition of anything which has disintegrated

geology: a wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.

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• Bulgarian: разлагане (bg) (razlagane), разпадане (bg) (razpadane)

Related terms

• disintegrative
• integration

Anagrams

• disorientating