(engineering) Decline in the quality of equipment or structures over a period of time due to the chemical or physical action of the environment.
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(engineering) Decline in the quality of equipment or structures over a period of time due to the chemical or physical action of the environment.
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noun
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Definition: decay, degeneration
Antonyms: betterment, building, construction, development, improvement
| Architecture: deterioration |
Of concrete, the same as disintegration.
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