decomposition
decomposition is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 33 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The state of being reduced into original elements.
- 2.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's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- analysis
- analytical
- analyze
- break
- catalysis
- catalytic
- corruption
- crumble
- decentralize
- decompose
- decomposed
- decompound
- disembody
- disintegration
- disjunction
- disperse
- dispersion
- dissect
- dissection
- dissolution
- dissolve
- dust
- electrolyze
- into
- its
- resolution
- resolve
- resolvent
- separate
- separative
- solvent
- unravel
- unroll
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is decomposition.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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