Word Study
aging (root: age)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun aging has 2 senses
- aging(n = noun.process) ageing, ripening - acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time; Array has particulars: mellowing
- aging(n = noun.process) ageing, senescence - the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age; Array has particulars: catabiosis
is a kind of biological process, organic process
is a kind of biological process, organic process
Adjective aging has 1 sense
- aging(s = adj.all) ageing, senescent - growing old; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
aging, n.
the process by which objects or materials acquire desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time under specific conditions. It is used mostly for foods snd beverages, but also for other materials. [WordNet 1.5]
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