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break⋅down

  [breyk-doun]
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–noun
1. a breaking down, wearing out, or sudden loss of ability to function efficiently, as of a machine.
2. a loss of mental or physical health; collapse. Compare nervous breakdown.
3. an analysis or classification of something; division into parts, categories, processes, etc.
4. Chemistry.
a. decomposition.
b. analysis (def. 7).
5. Electricity. an electric discharge passing through faulty insulation or other material used to separate circuits or passing between electrodes in a vacuum or gas-filled tube.
6. a noisy, lively folk dance.
Origin:
1825–35; n. use of v. phrase break down
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break·down   (brāk'doun')   
n.  

    1. The act or process of failing to function or continue.

    2. The condition resulting from this: a breakdown in communication.

  2. Electricity The abrupt failure of an insulator or insulating medium to restrict the flow of current.

  3. A typically sudden collapse in physical or mental health.

  4. An analysis, an outline, or a summary consisting of itemized data or essentials.

  5. Disintegration or decomposition into parts or elements.

  6. A noisy, energetic American country dance.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1break·down
Pronunciation: 'brAk-"daun
Function: noun
: the action or result of breaking down: as a : afailure to function b : a physical, mental, or nervous collapse c : the process of decomposing <breakdown of food during digestion>

Main Entry: 2breakdown
Function: adjective
: obtained or resulting from disintegration or decomposition of a substance breakdown product ofhemoglobin>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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breakdown break·down (brāk'doun')
n.

  1. The act or process of failing to function or continue.

  2. A typically sudden collapse in physical or mental health.

  3. Disintegration or decomposition into parts or elements.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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