aging

envejecimiento, maduración

Proceso de hacerse mayor o madurar con el paso del tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: The process of getting older or developing over time.

• Aging is a natural process.
• Regular exercise can support healthy aging.
• The aging of cheese changes its taste.

Sinónimos: growing older, maturation

Expresiones frecuentes: natural aging, healthy aging, population aging

deterioro, envejecimiento

Pérdida gradual de calidad o resistencia de un material u objeto con el tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: The gradual loss of quality or strength in a material or object over time.

• Aging made the rubber crack.
• The cables showed signs of aging.
• Heat can speed up the aging of plastic parts.

Sinónimos: wear, deterioration

Expresiones frecuentes: material aging, aging of rubber, aging of equipment

envejecimiento biológico, senescencia

Deterioro gradual de las células y las partes del cuerpo con el tiempo.

En inglés sencillo: The gradual damage to cells and body parts as time passes.

• The researchers studied aging in human cells.
• Cellular aging can affect how tissues repair themselves.
• The study linked biological aging to damage in proteins.

Sinónimos: senescence

Expresiones frecuentes: cellular aging, biological aging, aging research

envejecimiento artificial

Hacer que algo parezca más viejo o envejezca antes de lo normal.

En inglés sencillo: Making something look or become older than it really is.

• Artificial aging gave the table an antique look.
• The film crew used aging to make new props look ancient.
• Aging of the painted surface took several hours.

Sinónimos: distressing

Expresiones frecuentes: artificial aging, aging technique, aging of wood

envejecido, mayor

Que se hace mayor, especialmente cuando la edad afecta a su salud o capacidades.

En inglés sencillo: Getting old, especially when this affects health or ability.

• She cares for her aging mother.
• The aging actor still enjoys performing.
• An aging population needs more health services.

Sinónimos: growing old, elderly

Expresiones frecuentes: aging parents, aging population, aging actor