Deteriation vs. Degradation — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Deteriation and Degradation
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Definitions
Deteriation➦
Misspelling of deterioration
Degradation➦
The act or process of degrading.
Degradation➦
The state of being degraded; degeneration.
Degradation➦
A decline to a lower condition, quality, or level.
Degradation➦
(Geology) A general lowering of the earth's surface by erosion or weathering.
Degradation➦
(Chemistry) Decomposition of a compound, especially complex substances such as polymers and proteins, by stages, exhibiting well-defined intermediate products.
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Degradation➦
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
Degradation➦
The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
Degradation➦
Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
Degradation➦
(geology) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
Degradation➦
A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
Degradation➦
The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
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Degradation➦
Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
Muscle degradation
Degradation➦
The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.
Degradation➦
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.
He saw many removes and degradations in all the other offices of which he had been possessed.
Degradation➦
The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
The . . . degradation of a needy man of letters.
Deplorable is the degradation of our nature.
Moments there frequently must be, when a sinner is sensible of the degradation of his state.
Degradation➦
Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
The development and degradation of the alphabetic forms can be traced.
Degradation➦
A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
Degradation➦
The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
The degradation of the species man is observed in some of its varieties.
Degradation➦
Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
Degradation➦
Changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
Degradation➦
A low or downcast state;
Each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement
