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Meaning of "degradation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEGRADATION

degradation  [ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEGRADATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Degradation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEGRADATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of degradation in the English dictionary

The first definition of degradation in the dictionary is the act of degrading or the state of being degraded. Other definition of degradation is a state of degeneration, squalor, or poverty. Degradation is also some act, constraint, etc, that is degrading.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEGRADATION


accommodation
əˌkɒməˈdeɪʃən
biodegradation
ˌbaɪəʊˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən
commendation
ˌkɒmɛnˈdeɪʃən
consolidation
kənˌsɒlɪˈdeɪʃən
dilapidation
dɪˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən
exudation
ˌɛksjʊˈdeɪʃən
foundation
faʊnˈdeɪʃən
gradation
ɡrəˈdeɪʃən
intimidation
ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən
liquidation
ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən
oxidation
ˌɒksɪˈdeɪʃən
peroxidation
pəˌrɒksɪˈdeɪʃən
predation
prɪˈdeɪʃən
recommendation
ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən
retardation
ˌriːtɑːˈdeɪʃən
revalidation
ˌriːˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən
sedation
sɪˈdeɪʃən
sudation
suːˈdeɪʃən
trepidation
ˌtrɛpɪˈdeɪʃən
validation
ˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEGRADATION

degradability
degradable
degradative
degrade
degradedly
degrader
degrading
degradingly
degranulation
degras
degreasant
degrease
degreaser
degree
degree ceremony
degree course
degree day
degree mill
degree of difficulty
degree of freedom

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEGRADATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of degradation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEGRADATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «degradation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of degradation

Translation of «degradation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEGRADATION

Find out the translation of degradation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of degradation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «degradation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

堕落
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

degradación
570 millions of speakers

English

degradation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गिरावट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تدهور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

деградация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

degradação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্ষয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dégradation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Degradasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erniedrigung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

退廃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Degradasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suy thoái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சீரழிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निकृष्ट दर्जा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bozulma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

degradazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

degradacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

деградація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

degradare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποβάθμιση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agteruitgang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedbrytning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

degradering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of degradation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEGRADATION»

The term «degradation» is very widely used and occupies the 16.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEGRADATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about degradation

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10 QUOTES WITH «DEGRADATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word degradation.
1
Abu Bakr
The people who abandon Jihad fall a victim to humility and degradation.
2
Sherwood Boehlert
Well, for starters, we have to do more to create demand for new technologies that can reduce our dependence on foreign oil and environmental degradation.
3
David Chase
People who need therapy are in Afghanistan. They've seen horrible human cruelty and degradation, but they don't have time or the money for therapy.
4
Andrew Cuomo
I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation.
5
Sylvia Earle
Why is it that scuba divers and surfers are some of the strongest advocates of ocean conservation? Because they've spent time in and around the ocean, and they've personally seen the beauty, the fragility, and even the degradation of our planet's blue heart.
6
James Fallows
For the record, I am sticking with my claim that the simultaneous degradation of air quality, water quality, water supply, food safety, soil quality, and other environment-related variables is the main challenge to China's continued development.
7
Fay Godwin
What I loathe is the multi-national conglomerates who must take responsibility for the degradation and pollution of so much of our landscape with their factory farming and greed.
8
Prabal Gurung
It saddens me to see the reality-television shows that are getting so much fanfare that are a celebration of stupidity and the degradation of women. And those women are consistently wearing too short, too tight dresses. I hope the trend of aging gracefully returns.
9
Patrick Henry
Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?
10
Alice James
One has a greater sense of degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEGRADATION»

Discover the use of degradation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to degradation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Handbook of Environmental Degradation Rates
The Handbook provides rate constant and half-life ranges for various processes and combines them into ranges for different media (air, groundwater, surface water, soils), which can be directly entered into various models.
Philip H. Howard, 1991
2
Land Degradation: Problems and Policies
This book presents a broad multi-disciplinary perspective on the challenge of problems of degrading land.
Anthony Chisholm, Robert Dumsday, 1987
3
Electrical Degradation and Breakdown in Polymers
The book is in five parts: Part I introduces the physical and chemical structure of polymers and their breakdown; Part II reviews electrical degradation in polymers, and Part III reviews conduction and deterministic breakdown in solids.
Len A. Dissado, John C. Fothergill, 1992
4
Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics
Our interest in the microbial biodegradation of xenobiotics has increased many folds in recent years to find out sustainable ways for environmental cleanup.
Shree Nath Singh, 2011
5
Polymer Degradation and Stabilisation:
In this book, the authors lucidly relate technological phenomena to the chemistry and physics of degradation and stabilisation processes.
Norman Grassie, Gerald Scott, 1988
6
Land Degradation in Tanzania: Perception from the Village
World Bank Technical Paper No. 370. Local land users and officials often have conflicting perceptions of and responses to land degradation issues.
Alemneh Dejene, 1997
7
Land Degradation
Papers Selected from Contributions to the Sixth Meeting of the International Geographical Union's Commission on Land Degradation and Desertification, Perth, Western Australia, 20-28 September 1999
A.J. Conacher, 2001
8
PVC Degradation & Stabilization
This is the one authoritative source on this subject.
George Wypych, 2008
9
Handbook of Environmental Degradation of Materials
The expert contributors to this book provide a wealth of insider knowledge and engineering knowhow, complementing their explanations and advice with Case Studies from areas such as pipelines, tankers, packaging and chemical processing ...
Myer Kutz, 2012
10
Herbicides Chemistry: Degradation and Mode of Action
Conveniently gathering up-to-date information on herbicides' chemistry, degradation, and mode of action in one source, this reference discusses glyphosate and the traits that have made it so successful ... investigates the adsorption of ...
Kearney, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEGRADATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term degradation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Promotion of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation of …
Promotion of Endoplasmic Reticulum-Associated Degradation of Procathepsin D by Human Herpesvirus 8-Encoded Viral Interleukin-6. «Journal of Virology, Jul 15»
2
Environmental degradation costs Rs 365 billion annually: National …
The cost of environmental degradation in the country is six percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) amounting to Rs 365 billion per annum. «Business Recorder, Jul 15»
3
Myeloid disease: Another action of a thalidomide derivative
Previous research showed that lenalidomide and pomalidomide promote the degradation of the transcription factors Ikaros (IKZF1) and Aiolos ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Pope Links Climate Action with Poverty Alleviation
Pope Francis issued yet another plea for action on climate change Tuesday, arguing environmental degradation is taking its toll on the poorest ... «teleSUR English, Jul 15»
5
Russian science foundation shuts down after being branded 'foreign …
... has been used for patriotic purposes and for the benefit of Russian science, following years of degradation, brain drain and budget cuts. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
This Month on #maketechhuman: Macro, Micro, and Eco Views on …
Last, we get some “eco” perspective: Multiple studies have shown the link between wealth inequality and environmental degradation. We will interview ... «Wired, Jul 15»
7
Site-specific conjugation improves therapeutic index of antibody …
Mass spectrometry analysis of in vivo samples also revealed a C-terminal degradation of MMAD, which happens to similar degrees in the ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
8
The proinflammatory role of HECTD2 in innate immunity and …
We discovered a ubiquitin E3 ligase, HECTD2, which ubiquitinated and mediated the degradation of PIAS1, thus increasing inflammation in an experimental ... «Science Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Mercedes heads to Zandvoort wary of tyre performance
Tyre degradation is the main issue at the Dutch track. The eight Mercedes AMG C63 DTM on the grid have increased performance weights, ... «TouringCarTimes, Jul 15»
10
RING finger protein 31 promotes p53 degradation in breast cancer …
Furthermore, RNF31 associated with the p53/MDM2 complex and facilitated p53 polyubiquitination and degradation by stabilizing MDM2, ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»

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