English Explanatory Dictionary

decomposition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.
  2. The act of taking something apart, e.g. for analysis.
  3. The splitting (of e.g. a matrix, an atom, or a compound) into constituent parts.

Pronunciation

/diːˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decomposition.wav

Word forms

decomposition decompositions

Etymology

From de- + composition.

Related words

decompose

Derived words

autodecomposition Białynicki-Birula decomposition branch-decomposition chemical decomposition Dantzig-Wolfe decomposition decompositional decomposition potential double decomposition eigen decomposition eigendecomposition Heegaard decomposition Hodge decomposition matrix decomposition nano-decomposition nanodecomposition nondecomposition open book decomposition photodecomposition predecomposition prime decomposition QR decomposition Schur decomposition singular value decomposition square root decomposition tree decomposition
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