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| | Degras | ‖/mhw>, n. [ F.; cf. F. gras, a. & n., fat. ] A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly solely a by-product of chamois leather manufacture, but is now made for its own sake, being valuable as a dressing for hides. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] | | Cathodegraph | { n. Also . [ Cathode + -graph. ] (Physics) A picture produced by the Roentgen rays; a radiograph. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] Variants: Cathodograph | | Degradation | n. [ LL. degradatio, from degradare: cf. F. dégradation. See Degrade. ] 1. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop. [ 1913 Webster ] He saw many removes and degradations in all the other offices of which he had been possessed. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement. [ 1913 Webster ] The . . . degradation of a needy man of letters. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] Deplorable is the degradation of our nature. South. [ 1913 Webster ] Moments there frequently must be, when a sinner is sensible of the degradation of his state. Blair. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. [ 1913 Webster ] The development and degradation of the alphabetic forms can be traced. I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Geol.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. (Biol.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration. [ 1913 Webster ] The degradation of the species man is observed in some of its varieties. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. (Physiol.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. [ 1913 Webster ]
Degradation of energy, or
Dissipation of energy (Physics), the transformation of energy into some form in which it is less available for doing work.
Syn. -- Abasement; debasement; reduction; decline. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Degrade | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Degraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Degrading. ] [ F. dégrader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de- + gradus step, degree. See Grade, and cf. Degree. ] 1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer. [ 1913 Webster ] Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man. [ 1913 Webster ] O miserable mankind, to what fall
Degraded, to what wretched state reserved! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] Yet time ennobles or degrades each line. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] Her pride . . . struggled hard against this degrading passion. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Geol.) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down. Syn. -- To abase; demean; lower; reduce. See Abase. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Degrade | v. i. (Biol.) To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades through this or that genus or group of genera. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Degraded | a. 1. Reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased; sunken; low; base. [ 1913 Webster ] The Netherlands . . . were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Biol.) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts. [ 1913 Webster ] Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. [ Cf. F. degré step. ] (Her.) Having steps; -- said of a cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing larger as they leave the center; -- termed also on degrees. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Degradement | n. Deprivation of rank or office; degradation. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] | | degrading | a. causing humiliation or degradation; as, a degrading surrender. [ PJC ] | | degradingly | adv. In a degrading manner. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Degravation | n. [ L. degravare, degravatum, to make heavy. See Grave, a. ] The act of making heavy. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Self-degradation | n. The act of degrading one's self, or the state of being so degraded. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | | degrade | (vt) ปลด (ตำแหน่ง, ระดับ, ฐานะ), Syn. demote, deplace, Ant. upgrade, promote | | degrade | (vt) ลดค่า, See also: ทำให้ด้อยค่า, ทำให้ลดคุณค่า, ทำให้ต่ำต้อย, ทำให้เสื่อมเสีย, Syn. demote, discredit | | degrading | (adj) ซึ่งเสื่อมเสีย, See also: ซึ่งเสื่อมถอย, ที่เสื่อมทราม | | degradation | (n) การทำให้เสื่อมเสีย, See also: การทำลาย, การทำให้อันตราย | | degradation | (n) การปลดตำแหน่ง | | biodegradable | (adj) สารที่ |
| | degradation | (เดกกระเด'เชิน) n. การลดขั้น, การลดตำแหน่ง, การปลด, การทำให้ขายหน้า, การทำให้เสื่อม, การสึกกร่อน, ความน่าอาย , การแตกตัว, การสลายตัว, Syn. dishonour | | degrade | (ดิเกรด') vt. ลดขั้น, ลดตำแหน่ง, ปลดยศ, ปลดจากตำแหน่ง, ทำให้ขายหน้า, ทำให้เสื่อม, ทำให้สึกกร่อน, เลวลง, อ่อนลง (กำลัง, ความเข้มข้น) , แตกตัว (สารประกอบ) vi. แตกตัว, สลายตัว, Syn. debase | | degraded | (ดิเกร'ดิด) adj. ลดค่าต่ำลง , เลวทราม, น่าอาย, See also: degradedness n. ดูdegraded, Syn. debased | | degrading | (ดิเกรด'ดิง) adj. เลวทราม, ซึ่งเสื่อมถอย, น่าอาย., See also: degradingness n. |
| | degradation | (n) การลดชั้น, การปลด, การถอดยศ, การลดตำแหน่ง | | degrade | (vt) ทำให้เลวลง, ลดชั้น, ปลด, ถอดยศ, ลดตำแหน่ง, ทำให้ขายหน้า |
| | | Biodegradation | การย่อยสลายทางชีวภาพ [วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี] | | Degradation | การกร่อนสลาย, Example: กระบวนการที่ทำให้ส่วนต่างๆของพื้นผิวโลกผุกร่อนและถูกพัดพาไป ทำให้ระดับทั่วๆไปลดต่ำลง กระบวนการนี้เกิดจากการกระทำของน้ำและลม [สิ่งแวดล้อม] | | Biodegradable plastics | พลาสติกที่เสื่อมสลายได้ทางชีวภาพ [TU Subject Heading] | | Biodegradation | การเสื่อมสลายทางชีวภาพ [TU Subject Heading] | | Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984) | อนุสัญญาต่อต้านการทรมานและประติบัติหรือการลงโทษอื่นที่โหดร้าย ไร้มนุษยธรรม หรือที่ย่ำยีศักดิ์ศรี (ค.ศ. 1984) [TU Subject Heading] | | Environmental degradation | การเสื่อมโทรมของคุณภาพสิ่งแวดล้อม [TU Subject Heading] | | Degradation | การสลาย, Example: การสลายของสารต่าง ๆ ซึ่งเกิดจากปฎิกิริยาทางชีวภาพ [สิ่งแวดล้อม] | | Freshwater degradation | การเสื่อมโทรมของระบบน้ำจืด [สิ่งแวดล้อม] | | Biodegradation | การย่อยสลายทางชีวภาพ, Example: ขบวนการที่สารเคมีสลายตัว (decomposition) ในสภาพแวดล้อม ทางกายภาพโดยระบบชีวภาพ (biological system) ซึ่งส่วนใหญ่ เกิดขึ้นจากจุลินทรีย์ [สิ่งแวดล้อม] | | Degradation | การลดระดับแผ่นดิน, Example: การเกลี่ยระดับของผิวโลกลงไปเรื่อยๆ ตามกาลเวลาเนื่องจากการผุพัง ทำลายลดระดับลงจากการกระทำของตัวการต่างๆ ทางธรรมชาติ [สิ่งแวดล้อม] | | Anaerobic Degradation | การสลายแบบไม่ใช้อากาศ [สิ่งแวดล้อม] | | Organic-Matter Degradation | การสลายของสารอินทรีย์, Example: การเปลี่ยนแปลงของสารอินทรีย์ไปเป็น สารอนินทรีย์ โดยวิธีการทางชีวภาพ [สิ่งแวดล้อม] | | Biodegradation | การสลายทางชีวภาพ [สิ่งแวดล้อม] | | Plastic Degradation | พลาสติกที่มีการกร่อนสลาย, Example: พลาสติกชนิดที่มีความทนทาน แต่สามารถถูกย่อยสลายได้โดยทางแสงอาทิตย์หรือโดยชีวภาพ [สิ่งแวดล้อม] | | Biodegradable | สลายได้ทางชีวภาพ [สิ่งแวดล้อม] | | Photodegradable | สลายด้วยแสงได้, Example: คุณสมบัติของวัสดุที่ถูกสลายได้ในสภาวะที่มี แสงอาทิตย์ เช่น ถุงพลาสติกบางชนิด [สิ่งแวดล้อม] | | Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment | อนุสัญญาต่อต้านการทรมาน และการปฏิบัติ หรือการลงโทษอื่น ที่โหดร้าย ไร้มนุษยธรรม หรือที่ย่ำยีศักดิ์ศรี [การทูต] | | Antidegradant | สารเคมีที่เติมลงไปในยางเพื่อลดอัตราเร็วในการเสื่อมสภาพของยางอัน เนื่องมาจากปัจจัยต่างๆ เช่น ออกซิเจน ความร้อน แสงแดด และโอโซน เป็นต้น [เทคโนโลยียาง] | | Biodegradable | การฝังยาคุมกำเนิดชนิดสลายตัวได้, การสลายตัวได้ในสิ่งมีชีวิต [การแพทย์] | | Chemical Degradation Routes | การสลายตัวทางเคมี [การแพทย์] | | Degradation | สลายตัว, การทำลาย, การเสื่อมสลาย, การแตกสลาย, การสลาย [การแพทย์] | | Degradation Rate | อัตราการสลาย [การแพทย์] | | Degradation Rate Constant | ค่าคงที่ของอัตราการสลายตัว [การแพทย์] | | Degradation, Intraneuronal | การถูกทำลายในเซลล์ประสาท [การแพทย์] | | Degradation, Oxidative | การเสื่อมในอากาศ [การแพทย์] | | Degradation, Receptor-Mediated | การแตกที่ผ่านทางรีเซพเตอร์ [การแพทย์] | | Degranulation | การสลายเกร็ด, แกรนูลหายไป, จำนวนแกรนูลลดลง [การแพทย์] | | Edman Degradation | การเรียงลำดับของกรดอะมิโนโดยวิธีเอดมัน [การแพทย์] | | Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products | ไฟบรินไฟบริโนเจนดีเกรเดชัน, สาร [การแพทย์] | | Insulin, Degradation of | การแตกของอินซูลิน [การแพทย์] |
| | | Hard to stay. Can't hang around. Problems Can't put us down. | Es ist hart, nicht mehr abzuhängen, trotz der Probleme nicht zu degradieren. Geronimo (2014) | | They're really trying to make it sound like it's not a demotion. | Sie lassen es so aussehen, als sei es keine Degradierung. Field Trip (2014) | | Thanks. I'm Degranzo. I own the hotel. | - Ich bin Degranzo. Cut Day (2014) | | Hey, man. Degranzo. | Hey, Mann, Degranzo. Cut Day (2014) | | - Degran... | - Degranzo. Cut Day (2014) | | Well, I am clearly old-fashioned but to me divorce signifies weakness, degradation, scandal. | Ich bin altmodisch, aber für mich stellt eine Scheidung Schwäche, Degradierung, Skandal und Versagen dar. Episode #5.8 (2014) | | Having to play-act in front of those people is so degrading. | Vor diesen Leuten zu schauspielern, ist so degradierend. Episode #5.8 (2014) | | So which one of these clowns do I demote for trying to kill me? | Also welchen dieser Clowns soll ich degradieren weil er mich versucht hat umzubringen? Steaks on a Plane (2014) | | Because no one wants to see Neil deGrasse Tyson in a wet T-shirt, bent over the hood of a Porsche. | Weil niemand Neil deGrasse Tyson sehen will, in einem nassen T-shirt, gebeugt über die Motorhaube eines Porsche. The Misinterpretation Agitation (2014) | | Ever since you started back up with her, it's like I've been demoted. | Seit du wieder mit ihr zusammen arbeitest, ist es, als ob ich degradiert wurde. The Five Orange Pipz (2014) | | Been demoted, have you? | Degradiert, oder? Rip Off (2014) | | [ Siegle ] As we get sort of closer and closer to species degradation, to, uh, trashing our last remaining pristine wilderness, we seem hell-bent on producing more and more disposable stuff. | Je mehr wir uns der Degradierung der Spezies annähern, und unsere letzten übrig gebliebenen ursprünglichen Instinkte wegwerfen, desto mehr scheinen wir wild entschlossen zu sein, mehr Wegwerfartikel zu produzieren. The True Cost (2015) | | Or did he just swear never to move you back downstairs? | Oder hat er geschworen, dass du nie mehr degradiert wirst? Pimento (2015) | | And, yes, Battle Creek is probably a demotion and, yes, that probably means that someone doesn't like me, but I don't ask those questions anymore. | Und ja, Battle Creek ist vielleicht eine Degradierung. Und ja, das bedeutet vermutlich, dass mich jemand nicht mag, aber die Fragen stelle ich nicht mehr. Heirlooms (2015) | | He may be a pretty boy, but he definitely wasn't demoted. In fact, he's one of the best agents I've ever worked with. | Er mag vielleicht ein hübscher Kerl sein, aber er wurde mit Sicherheit nicht degradiert. Man's Best Friend (2015) | | Well, uh, his boss said that he wasn't demoted and that he hated to see him go, but he was lying. | Na ja, sein Boss sagte, dass er nicht degradiert wurde... - und dass er ihn nicht gehen lassen wollte, aber er hat gelogen. Man's Best Friend (2015) | | Great monster hunters like you turned into normal people... and served small businessmen like me. | Große Monsterjäger, wie ihr, wurden degradiert und dienten kleinen Geschäftsleuten wie mir. Monster Hunt (2015) | | So they retrograded me to send me for combat. | Deshalb... Sie haben mich degradiert, damit sie mich in den Kampf schicken können. Arletty A Guilty Passion (2015) | | Late last night our routine surveillance of diplomatic core logged an urgent communiqué between Ambassador DeGraaf and his counterpart on Mars. | Letzte Nacht hat unsere Routine-Überwachung der hochrangigen Diplomaten ein dringliches Kommunikee zwischen Botschafter DeGraaf und seinem Amtskollegen vom Mars aufgezeichnet. Remember the Cant (2015) | | I leaked to DeGraaf that Mars was giving stealth tech to the OPA. | Ich habe DeGraaf durchsickern lassen, dass Mars Tarntechnologie an die OPA weitergibt. Remember the Cant (2015) | | Brave detective brought low by fighting City Hall. | Tapferer Detective wurde degradiert, weil er sich mit dem Rathaus anlegt. Rogues' Gallery (2015) | | She is now a fugitive and will be brought to justice, or else every last one of you will be demoted to grade-school hall monitor. | Sie ist nun eine Flüchtige und wird zur Rechenschaft gezogen. Sonst wird jeder einzelne von Ihnen zur Grundschul-Fluraufsicht degradiert. A Sin to Err (2015) | | It was degrading, but that was part of my particular little experiment that... | Es war degradierend, aber das gehörte zu meinen kleinen Experimenten... The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) | | It's just plain disrespectful, the way you're objectifying her. | Es ist einfach respektlos, wie du sie zum Objekt degradierst. Todos Santos (2015) | | I hoped demotion to uniform duty would suffice to make you quit. | Ich hatte gehofft, dass Ihre Degradierung zum Straßenpolizist Sie dazu bringt, zu kündigen. Rise of the Villains: Damned If You Do... (2015) | | Our colleagues are as vulnerable to promotions as they are to demotions, and we can do little but honor the former and mourn the latter. | Unsere Kollegen sind so anfällig für Beförderungen, wie sie für Degradierungen sind, und wir können nur das Ehemalige ehren und um das Letztere trauern. Absconded (2015) | | Congratulations. | Gratulation. Du bist degradiert. Our Little World (2015) | | He got demoted. | Er wurde degradiert. Cool Boys (2015) | | You're demoted to trash duty. | Sie sind zum Mülldienst degradiert. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (2015) | | Well, I was on the turkey line, but I got demoted for being too generous with the gravy. | Ich habe den Truthahn ausgegeben, aber ich wurde degradiert, weil ich zu großzügig mit der Soße war. The Platonic Permutation (2015) | | Neil deGrasse Tyson. | Neil deGrasse Tyson. Zoolander 2 (2016) | | I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson, bitch. | Ich bin Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bitch. Zoolander 2 (2016) | | As for Private Qwark, the recently demoted Ranger will embark upon his galaxy-wide apology tour while shamelessly promoting his new book, | Der jüngst degradierte Ranger ist zu einer Verzeiht-mir-Tournee aufgebrochen, auf der er auch ungeniert sein neues Buch bewirbt. Ratchet & Clank (2016) | | I was demoted yesterday. | Ich bin gestern degradiert worden. Live by Night (2016) | | Alright, here's an impression of astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, early morning, after breakfast, cutting the cheese. | Gut, was macht der Astrophysiker Neil deGrasse Tyson, wenn er morgens nach dem Frühstück den Käse schneidet. Funner House (2016) | | Joey, everybody knows that the great Neil deGrasse Tyson does not fart. | Joey, jeder weiß doch, dass der große Neil deGrasse Tyson nicht furzt. Funner House (2016) | | Women who are strong, and refuse to be degraded, and choose to protect themselves, are called monsters. | Frauen, die stark sind und sich weigern, degradiert zu werden und sich lieber selbst schützen, werden Monster genannt. No Beast So Fierce (2016) | | This prick demoted me, so I'm filing a formal complaint. | - Noch nicht. Der Sack hat mich degradiert. Ich reiche Beschwerde ein. Infiltration (2016) | | I got demoted today. | Ich wurde heute degradiert. Infiltration (2016) | | Why did you send your douche bag little lackey of a boyfriend to demote me? | Wieso hast du deinen blöden Freund vorgeschickt, um mich degradieren zu lassen? Infiltration (2016) | | - No. No. - You want to demote me? | Du willst mich degradieren? Infiltration (2016) | | You demote me to my face. | Du willst mich degradieren? Casualty (2016) | | I've got Vincent on a Port Authority surveillance camera - walking east on DeGraw. | Vincent ging auf dem Video der Hafenpolizei in Richtung Osten nach DeGraw. Something's Gotta Give (2016) | | Miller would have lowered the range me if it were not for my father. | Miller hätte mich degradiert, wenn es meinen Vater nicht gäbe. Sniper: Ghost Shooter (2016) | | Ahmad demoted you. | Ahmad hat dich degradiert. Lullaby (2016) | | He demoted Byamba for no apparent reason. | Er degradierte Byamba völlig grundlos. Lullaby (2016) | | Objectified her. Hurt her feelings. | Wir haben sie degradiert. No Penetration (2016) | | I had her demoted for failing to deliver results on time. | Ich musste sie wegen nicht rechtzeitig gelieferten Ergebnissen degradieren. He Blinded Me... With Science (2016) | | So, female, black, trans, just any-- any kind of other that the patriarchy would try to objectify or silence. | Also... Frauen, Schwarze, Trans, einfach alles, was anders ist und durchs Patriarchat zum Objekt degradiert und mundtot gemacht wird. Off the Grid (2016) | | - But that is a demotion. | - Das degradiert mich. Trial and Execution (2016) |
| | | สำมะเลเทเมา | (adj) dissolute, See also: degenerate, degraded, libertine, profligate, riotous, Syn. เหลวไหล, Example: พี่เขยของเขากลายเป็นคนสำมะเลเทเมาไม่รับผิดชอบต่อครอบครัว หลังจากที่ล้มละลาย, Thai Definition: ที่ประพฤติตัวเหลวไหล | | ถดถอย | (v) deteriorate, See also: become worse, degrade, Syn. ลดลง, ลดน้อย, Example: ยิ่งเรียนสูงขึ้นผลการเรียนของหน่อยก็ถดถอยลงเรื่อยๆ | | ทราม | (adj) bad, See also: degraded, low, mean, menial, inferior, decadent, deteriorating, degenerating, immoral, Syn. เสื่อม, เลว, ชั่ว, สถุล, เลวทราม, ชั่วร้าย, Ant. ดี, งาม, Example: ความทรงจำอันงดงามในวัยเด็ก ไม่อาจเกิดขึ้นในครอบครัวที่เลว และสังคมที่ทราม | | ตกอันดับ | (v) be degraded, See also: decline, Example: ความสำคัญของเขาตกอันดับไปแล้วเมื่อเจ้านายชื่นชอบพนักงานคนใหม่ |
| | แก้เลี่ยน | [kaē līen] (v, exp) EN: cut the grease of a rich meal FR: dégraisser | | การเปลี่ยนแปลงสารอาหาร | [kān plīenplaēng sān āhān] (n, exp) FR: dégradation des éléments nutritifs [ f ] ; assimilation de la nourriture [ f ] | | ป่าเส็งเคร็ง | [pā sengkhreng] (n, exp) EN: degraded forest | | ผุ | [phu] (v) EN: rot FR: pourrir ; se dégrader | | เปลี่ยนแปลง | [plīenplaēng] (v) EN: change ; transform ; vary ; alter ; turn into ; transform into ; convert ; modify ; reform ; adapt ; become ; reorganize ; restyle ; exchange FR: changer ; modifier ; transformer ; dégrader | | ทราม | [sām] (v) EN: worsen ; deteriorate FR: s'avilir ; se dégrader | | ทราม | [sām] (adj) EN: base ; degraded ; mean ; dirty ; despicable FR: ignoble | | ทาสวิชา | [thātsawichā] (x) EN: degraded knowledge | | ถอดยศ | [thøt yot] (v, exp) FR: dégrader ; destituer |
| | | | biodegradable | (adj) capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria | | biodegradable pollution | (n) pollution that is rendered harmless by natural processes and so causes no permanent harm, Ant. nonbiodegradable pollution | | biodegrade | (v) break down naturally through the action of biological agents | | degradation | (n) changing to a lower state (a less respected state), Syn. debasement | | degrade | (v) reduce the level of land, as by erosion, Ant. aggrade | | degrade | (v) lower the grade of something; reduce its worth, Syn. cheapen | | nonbiodegradable pollution | (n) pollution that accumulates in the environment and may appear in the food chain, Ant. biodegradable pollution | | abasement | (n) a low or downcast state; - H.L.Menchken, Syn. degradation, abjection | | debaser | (n) a person who lowers the quality or character or value (as by adding cheaper metal to coins), Syn. degrader | | take down | (v) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally, Syn. demean, put down, disgrace, degrade |
| | Cathodegraph | { n. Also . [ Cathode + -graph. ] (Physics) A picture produced by the Roentgen rays; a radiograph. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] Variants: Cathodograph | | Degradation | n. [ LL. degradatio, from degradare: cf. F. dégradation. See Degrade. ] 1. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop. [ 1913 Webster ] He saw many removes and degradations in all the other offices of which he had been possessed. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement. [ 1913 Webster ] The . . . degradation of a needy man of letters. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] Deplorable is the degradation of our nature. South. [ 1913 Webster ] Moments there frequently must be, when a sinner is sensible of the degradation of his state. Blair. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. [ 1913 Webster ] The development and degradation of the alphabetic forms can be traced. I. Taylor (The Alphabet). [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Geol.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. (Biol.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration. [ 1913 Webster ] The degradation of the species man is observed in some of its varieties. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. (Physiol.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. [ 1913 Webster ]
Degradation of energy, or
Dissipation of energy (Physics), the transformation of energy into some form in which it is less available for doing work.
Syn. -- Abasement; debasement; reduction; decline. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Degrade | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Degraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Degrading. ] [ F. dégrader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de- + gradus step, degree. See Grade, and cf. Degree. ] 1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer. [ 1913 Webster ] Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man. [ 1913 Webster ] O miserable mankind, to what fall
Degraded, to what wretched state reserved! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] Yet time ennobles or degrades each line. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] Her pride . . . struggled hard against this degrading passion. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Geol.) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down. Syn. -- To abase; demean; lower; reduce. See Abase. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Degrade | v. i. (Biol.) To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades through this or that genus or group of genera. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Degraded | a. 1. Reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased; sunken; low; base. [ 1913 Webster ] The Netherlands . . . were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. Motley. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Biol.) Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts. [ 1913 Webster ] Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. [ Cf. F. degré step. ] (Her.) Having steps; -- said of a cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing larger as they leave the center; -- termed also on degrees. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Degradement | n. Deprivation of rank or office; degradation. [ R. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] | | degrading | a. causing humiliation or degradation; as, a degrading surrender. [ PJC ] | | degradingly | adv. In a degrading manner. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Degras | ‖/mhw>, n. [ F.; cf. F. gras, a. & n., fat. ] A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly solely a by-product of chamois leather manufacture, but is now made for its own sake, being valuable as a dressing for hides. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] | | Degravation | n. [ L. degravare, degravatum, to make heavy. See Grave, a. ] The act of making heavy. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Self-degradation | n. The act of degrading one's self, or the state of being so degraded. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| | 腐蚀 | [fǔ shí, ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ, 腐 蚀 / 腐 蝕] corrosion; to corrode (degrade chemically); to rot; corruption #11,269 [Add to Longdo] | | 降级 | [jiàng jí, ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧˊ, 降 级 / 降 級] degrade #13,643 [Add to Longdo] | | 免职 | [miǎn zhí, ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄓˊ, 免 职 / 免 職] to dismiss; to depose; degradation #20,858 [Add to Longdo] | | 镌 | [juān, ㄐㄩㄢ, 镌 / 鐫] degrade; engrave (wood or stone) #46,205 [Add to Longdo] | | 生物降解 | [shēng wù jiàng jiě, ㄕㄥ ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ, 生 物 降 解] biodegradation [Add to Longdo] |
| | | 低下 | [ていか, teika] (n, vs) fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation; (P) #3,858 [Add to Longdo] | | 分解 | [ぶんかい, bunkai] (n, vs, adj-no) (1) disassembly; dismantling; disaggregating; analysis; disintegrating; decomposing; degrading; (2) { math } factorization; (3) { chem } decomposition; resolution; (4) { comp } deblocking; (P) #5,291 [Add to Longdo] | | 転落(P);顛落 | [てんらく, tenraku] (n, vs) fall; degradation; slump; spill; (P) #9,423 [Add to Longdo] | | 落ちる(P);堕ちる;墜ちる;落る(io) | [おちる, ochiru] (v1, vi) (1) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); (2) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) to decrease; to sink; (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (6) to become indecent (of a conversation); (7) to be ruined; to go under; (8) (See 狐が落ちる・きつねがおちる) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; (13) to come to (in the end); to end in; (14) (See 恋に落ちる・こいにおちる, 眠りに落ちる・ねむりにおちる) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (15) to swoon (judo); (16) (See 腑に落ちない・ふにおちない) to consent; to understand; (17) { comp } to crash; to freeze; (18) (of animals) to die; (19) (of fish when it gets cold) to move to the depths; (P) #11,304 [Add to Longdo] | | 劣化 | [れっか, rekka] (n, vs) deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; (P) #14,315 [Add to Longdo] | | 位を下す | [くらいをくだす, kuraiwokudasu] (exp, v5s) to degrade; to lower in rank [Add to Longdo] | | 下種女 | [げすおんな, gesuonna] (n) woman of low rank; term of degradation for a woman [Add to Longdo] | | 画像劣化 | [がぞうれっか, gazourekka] (n) { comp } image, video degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 環境悪化 | [かんきょうあっか, kankyouakka] (n, vs) environmental degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 環境劣化 | [かんきょうれっか, kankyourekka] (n, vs) environmental degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 経年劣化 | [けいねんれっか, keinenrekka] (n, vs) degradation over time; time-related deterioration [Add to Longdo] | | 降職 | [こうしょく, koushoku] (n, vs) degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 拷問等禁止条約 | [ごうもんとうきんしじょうやく, goumontoukinshijouyaku] (n) Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment [Add to Longdo] | | 左遷 | [させん, sasen] (n, vs) demotion; degradation; (P) [Add to Longdo] | | 持ち崩す;持崩す(io) | [もちくずす, mochikuzusu] (v5s, vt) to ruin oneself; to degrade oneself [Add to Longdo] | | 信号劣化 | [しんごうれっか, shingourekka] (n) { comp } signal degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 身を落とす | [みをおとす, miwootosu] (exp, v5s) to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to [Add to Longdo] | | 成り下がる | [なりさがる, narisagaru] (v5r, vi) to be degraded; to come down in the world [Add to Longdo] | | 生物分解 | [せいぶつぶんかい, seibutsubunkai] (n, adj-no) biodegradation [Add to Longdo] | | 生分解性 | [せいぶんかいせい, seibunkaisei] (adj-no) (1) biodegradable; (n) (2) biodegradability [Add to Longdo] | | 生分解性プラスチック | [せいぶんかいせいプラスチック, seibunkaisei purasuchikku] (n) (See 生分解性・1) biodegradable plastic [Add to Longdo] | | 堕落 | [だらく, daraku] (n, vs) depravity; corruption; degradation; (P) [Add to Longdo] | | 堕落腐敗 | [だらくふはい, darakufuhai] (n) debasement; corruption; degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 微生物分解 | [びせいぶつぶんかい, biseibutsubunkai] (n) biodegradation [Add to Longdo] | | 品質劣化 | [ひんしつれっか, hinshitsurekka] (n) { comp } quality degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 不良化 | [ふりょうか, furyouka] (n, vs) degradation; downfall [Add to Longdo] | | 腐敗堕落 | [ふはいだらく, fuhaidaraku] (n) debasement; corruption; degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 侮蔑語 | [ぶべつご, bubetsugo] (n) degrading language (language used to lower the position of the listener) [Add to Longdo] | | 分解性プラスチック | [ぶんかいせいプラスチック, bunkaisei purasuchikku] (n) degradable plastic [Add to Longdo] | | 落つ;墜つ;堕つ | [おつ, otsu] (v5t, vi) (1) (See 落ちる・1, 落ちる・2, 落ちる・3, 落ちる・4) to fall down; to drop; (2) to fail (e.g. exam); (3) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade [Add to Longdo] | | 劣化故障 | [れっかこしょう, rekkakoshou] (n) { comp } degradation failure [Add to Longdo] |
| | 画像劣化 | [がぞうれっか, gazourekka] image, video degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 信号劣化 | [しんごうれっか, shingourekka] signal degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 低下 | [ていか, teika] fall (vs), degradation, decline, lowering, deterioration [Add to Longdo] | | 品質劣化 | [ひんしつれっか, hinshitsurekka] quality degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 劣化 | [れっか, rekka] degradation [Add to Longdo] | | 劣化故障 | [れっかこしょう, rekkakoshou] degradation failure [Add to Longdo] |
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