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Definition of Aging
1. Noun. Acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time.
Specialized synonyms: Mellowing
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
2. Adjective. Growing old.
3. Noun. The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age.
Specialized synonyms: Catabiosis
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Derivative terms: Senescent
Definition of Aging
1. Verb. (present participle of age) ¹
2. Noun. (intransitive) The process of becoming older or more mature. ¹
3. Noun. (transitive) Allowing something to become older. ¹
4. Noun. (transitive) The deliberate act of making something (such as an antique) appear older than it is. ¹
5. Noun. (context: gerontology) Becoming senescent; accumulating damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time ¹
6. Noun. (context: euphemism) Elderly person. Only as a collective plural in "the aging" ¹
7. Adjective. Becoming elderly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Aging
1. the process of growing old [n -S]
Medical Definition of Aging
1. The gradual changes in the structure and function of humans and animals that occur with the passage of time, that do not result from disease or other gross accidents, and that eventually lead to the increased probability of death as the person or animal grows older. It does not apply to microorganisms. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aging
Literary usage of Aging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1921)
"MECHANISM OF HARDENING DURING aging AFTER RAPID COOLING Apparently no attempt
has been ... The alloy so obtained is soft and does not harden upon aging. ..."
2. Aircraft Electrical System Safety: Congressional Hearing edited by Tillie K. Fowler (2002)
"I first became involved in the aging systems issue in March, 1998, ... It was
agreed at that time to form an aging Systems Task Force, or ASTF. ..."
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