Associations to the word «Disintegration»

Wiktionary

DISINTEGRATION, noun. A process by which anything disintegrates.
DISINTEGRATION, noun. The condition of anything which has disintegrated.
DISINTEGRATION, noun. (geology) A wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.
DISINTEGRATION ENERGY, noun. (physics) The energy released during a nuclear reaction

Dictionary definition

DISINTEGRATION, noun. In a decomposed state.
DISINTEGRATION, noun. A loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system; "a disintegration of personality".
DISINTEGRATION, noun. Separation into component parts.
DISINTEGRATION, noun. The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation.
DISINTEGRATION, noun. Total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley