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1. (n.) extinction
the act of extinguishing.
2. extinction
the state of being extinguished or extinct.
3. extinction
the act or process of becoming extinct:
the extinction of a species.
4. extinction
the reduction or loss of a conditioned response as a result of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement.
5. extinction
the darkness that results from rotation of a thin section to an angle
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < L)
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| Definition of 'extinction' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) extinction
no longer active; extinguished
"the extinction of the volcano"
2. (noun) extinction, defunctness
no longer in existence
"the extinction of a species"
3. (noun) extinction
the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
4. (noun) extinction, extermination
complete annihilation
"they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
5. (noun) extinction, experimental extinction
a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
6. (noun) extinction, extinguishing, quenching
the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
"the extinction of the lights"
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| Definition of 'extinction' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) extinction
the act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc
2. (noun) extinction
state of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim
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Sense: making or becoming extinct
the extinction of the species.
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 Afrikaans: uitsterwing |
 Arabic: إنْقِراض |
 Bulgarian: измиране |
 Brazilian: extinção |
 Czech: zánik |
 German: das Aussterben |
 Danish: uddøen; udryddelse |
 Greek: εξάλειψη, εξαφάνιση |
 Spanish: extinción |
 Estonian: hävitamine, väljasuremine |
 Farsi: انقراض؛ نابودی |
 Finnish: sukupuuttoon kuoleminen |
 French: disparition |
 Hebrew: הַכחָדָה |
 Hindi: नाश |
 Croatian: istrebljenje |
 Hungarian: kihalás |
 Indonesian: kepunahan |
 Icelandic: aldauði, útrÿming |
 Italian: estinzione |
 Japanese: 絶滅 |
 Korean: 소멸, 멸종 |
 Lithuanian: išnykimas |
 Latvian: izzušana; izmiršana |
 Malay: kepupusan |
 Dutch: het (doen) uitsterven |
 Norwegian: utslettelse, utdøing |
 Polish: wymarcie |
 Persian: انقراض؛ نابودی |
 Pashto: وركه.ښويدنه |
 Portuguese: extinção |
 Romanian: dispariţie |
 Russian: вымирание |
 Slovak: zánik |
 Slovenian: izumrtje |
 Serbian: izumiranje |
 Swedish: utplånande, förintande, u |
 Thai: การสูญพันธุ์ |
 Turkish: yok olma, tükenme |
 Taiwanese: 滅絕 |
 Ukrainian: вимирання, зникнення |
 Urdu: مٹنے یا مٹانے کا عمل |
 Vietnamese: sự tuyệt chủng |
 Chinese: 灭绝 |
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