decomposition

1. n. 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. Source: opted

2. n. The state of being reduced into original elements. Source: opted

3. n. Repeated composition; a combination of compounds. Source: opted

4. n. the analysis of a vector field Source: wordnet

5. n. in a decomposed state Source: wordnet

6. n. (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance Source: wordnet

7. n. (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action Source: wordnet

8. n. the organic phenomenon of rotting Source: wordnet

9. 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. Source: webster

10. n:100 n. the analysis of a vector field n. in a decomposed state n. (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance Source: ecdict

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