Aging vs Degradation - What's the difference?
aging | degradation |
(en noun) (US)
The process of becoming older or more mature.
Allowing something to become older.
The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is.
(gerontology) Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time
(euphemistic) Elderly person. Only as a collective plural in "the aging"
Becoming elderly.
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.
The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
(geology) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.
As nouns the difference between aging and degradation
is that aging is the process of becoming older or more mature while degradation is degradation.As a verb aging
is .As an adjective aging
is becoming elderly.aging
English
(wikipedia aging)Alternative forms
* ageing (Commonwealth English)Verb
(head)Noun
- The owner asked the clerk to age some big bills that were due.
Adjective
(en adjective)- The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.