decay, decays, decaying 1. To break down into component parts; rot. 2. In physics, to disintegrate or diminish by radioactive decay. 3. In electronics, to decrease gradually in magnitude with reference to voltage or current. 4. In aerospace, to decrease in orbit; referring to an artificial satellite. 5. To fall into ruin; such as, a civilizatio... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/342/3