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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Decomposition \De*com`po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. de- (in sense 3
intensive) + composition: cf F. d['e]composition. Cf
{Decomposition}.]
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
decomposition
n 1: the analysis of a vector field [syn: {vector decomposition}]
2: in a decomposed state [syn: {disintegration}]
3: decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action [syn: {rot}, {rotting},
{putrefaction}]
4: the organic phenomenon of rotting [syn: {decay}]
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