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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Disintegration \Dis*in`te*gra"tion\, n.
     (a) The process by which anything is disintegrated; the
         condition of anything which is disintegrated.
         Specifically
     (b) (Geol.) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or
         strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
         [1913 Webster]
  
               Society had need of further disintegration before
               it could begin to reconstruct itself locally.
                                                    --Motley.
         [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Disintegration \Dis*in`te*gra"tion\, n.
     (a) The process by which anything is disintegrated; the
         condition of anything which is disintegrated.
         Specifically
     (b) (Geol.) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or
         strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
  
               Society had need of further disintegration before
               it could begin to reconstruct itself locally.
                                                    --Motley.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  disintegration
       n 1: in a decomposed state [syn: decomposition]
       2: separation into component parts [syn: dissolution]
       3: the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance
          along with the emission of ionizing radiation [syn: decay,
           radioactive decay]
       4: total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation
          of the atoll" [syn: annihilation]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disintegration
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 διάλυση
     2 αποσύνθεση
     3 διάσπαση
     4 αποδόμηση
     5 κατακερματισμός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disintegration
     n.
     1 A process by which anything disintegrates.
     2 The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
     3 (lb en geology) The wear away or fall to pieces of rocks or strata,
  produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
     4 (lb en nuclear physics) The process of radioactive decay.
  Category:en:Radioactivity
     5 # The radioactive decay of a single atom.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  disintegration
     n.
     1 A process by which anything disintegrates.
     2 The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
     3 (lb en geology) The wear away or fall to pieces of rocks or strata,
  produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
     4 (lb en nuclear physics) The process of radioactive decay.
  Category:en:Radioactivity
     5 # The radioactive decay of a single atom.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  disintegration
     n.
     1 A process by which anything disintegrates.
     2 The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
     3 (lb en geology) The wear away or fall to pieces of rocks or strata,
  produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
     4 (lb en nuclear physics) The process of radioactive decay.
  Category:en:Radioactivity
     5 # The radioactive decay of a single atom.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  disintegration
     n.
     1 A process by which anything disintegrates.
     2 The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
     3 (lb en geology) The wear away or fall to pieces of rocks or strata,
  produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
     4 (lb en nuclear physics) The process of radioactive decay.
  Category:en:Radioactivity
     5 # The radioactive decay of a single atom.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  disintegration
     Englanti n.
     hajoaminen, pirstoutuminen, disintegraatio

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Disintegration /dˌɪsˌɪntɪɡɹˈeɪʃən/
  التفكك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  disintegration //dɪs.ɪn.tɪˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən// //dɪsˌɪɾ̃.əˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən// /[dɪsˌɪn.əˈɡɹeɪ.ʃən]/ 
  разлагане, разпадане