aging
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈeɪ.d͡ʒɪŋ/
- Present participle and gerund of age
aging
- The process of becoming older or more mature.
- The deliberate process of making something (such as an antique) appear (or, in science fiction, become) older than it is.
- (gerontology) The accumulation of damage to macromolecules, cells, tissues and organs with the passage of time; the progressing loss of health, mobility, vibrancy and body functionality, resulting in biological death.
- Synonyms: senescence
- Wear; wear and tear.
- French: vieillissement
- German: Altern, Alterung
- Italian: invecchiamento
- Portuguese: envelhecimento
- Russian: старе́ние
- Spanish: envejecimiento
- Portuguese: envelhecimento
- French: sénescence
aging
- Becoming elderly.
- The aging artist could no longer steadily hold the brush.
- French: vieillissant
- German: alternd
- Russian: старе́ющий
- Spanish: senescente
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