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 Definitions of extinction  [ɪkˈstɪŋk ʃən]  

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Definition of 'extinction' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'extinction' Princeton's WordNet 

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no longer active; extinguished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"


Definition of 'extinction' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'extinction' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: making or becoming extinct
the extinction of the species.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: uitsterwing Arabic flag Arabic: إنْقِراض Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: измиране
Brazilian flag Brazilian: extinção Czech flag Czech: zánik German flag German: das Aussterben
Danish flag Danish: uddøen; udryddelse Greek flag Greek: εξάλειψη, εξαφάνιση Spanish flag Spanish: extinción
Estonian flag Estonian: hävitamine, väljasuremine Farsi flag Farsi: انقراض؛ نابودی Finnish flag Finnish: sukupuuttoon kuoleminen
French flag French: disparition Hebrew flag Hebrew: הַכחָדָה Hindi flag Hindi: नाश
Croatian flag Croatian: istrebljenje Hungarian flag Hungarian: kihalás Indonesian flag Indonesian: kepunahan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: aldauði, útrÿming Italian flag Italian: estinzione Japanese flag Japanese: 絶滅
Korean flag Korean: 소멸, 멸종 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: išnykimas Latvian flag Latvian: izzušana; izmiršana
Malay flag Malay: kepupusan Dutch flag Dutch: het (doen) uitsterven Norwegian flag Norwegian: utslettelse, utdøing
Polish flag Polish: wymarcie Persian flag Persian: انقراض؛ نابودی Pashto flag Pashto: وركه.ښويدنه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: extinção Romanian flag Romanian: dispariţie Russian flag Russian: вымирание
Slovak flag Slovak: zánik Slovenian flag Slovenian: izumrtje Serbian flag Serbian: izumiranje
Swedish flag Swedish: utplånande, förintande, u Thai flag Thai: การสูญพันธุ์ Turkish flag Turkish: yok olma, tükenme
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 滅絕 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: вимирання, зникнення Urdu flag Urdu: مٹنے یا مٹانے کا عمل
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự tuyệt chủng Chinese flag Chinese: 灭绝

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