disintegrations
Falling apart completely
Disintegrations are instances of breaking apart into fragments or components.
Physical objects undergo disintegration when they crumble or decay: the disintegration of the ancient manuscript.
The word applies equally to abstract things that fall apart: the disintegration of their marriage, the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
In physics, disintegrations refer specifically to radioactive decay events.
Breaking down gradually
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- erosionGradual wearing away
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
decomposition · dissolution · particles · debris · dust · rubble · deterioration · collapse
Sudden structural failure
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- fracturingProcess of breaking
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
fragmentation · deterioration · rupture · division · splintering · schism · falling apart · disbanding
Failure or decomposition
- collapseSudden structural failure
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
crisis · dissolution · falling apart · decompensation · dissociation · trauma · instability · overwhelm
crumbling
Breaking down gradually
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- erosionGradual wearing away
breakdown · decomposition · dissolution · particles · debris · dust · rubble · deterioration · collapse · falling apart
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- dissolutionBreaking up completely
- fracturingProcess of breaking
unraveling · fragmentation · deterioration · rupture · division · splintering · schism · falling apart · disbanding · scattering
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
- collapseSudden structural failure
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
deterioration · crisis · dissolution · falling apart · decompensation · dissociation · trauma · instability · overwhelm · shattering
radioactive
Emitting nuclear decay particles
gamma · emissions · half-life · isotopes · uranium · plutonium · particles · radiation · Geiger counter · fission
disintegrationsintegrations
Acts of combining parts
assemblies · consolidations · fusions · coalescences · aggregations
disintegrationsformations
Arranged structures or patterns
constructions · creations · compositions · establishments · buildings
disintegrationspreservations
Acts of keeping safe
conservations · stabilizations · maintenances · perpetuations · protections