What does Extinction mean?

Definitions for Extinction
ɪkˈstɪŋk ʃənex·tinc·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. extinctionnoun

    no longer active; extinguished

    "the extinction of the volcano"

  2. extinction, defunctnessnoun

    no longer in existence

    "the extinction of a species"

  3. extinctionnoun

    the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation

  4. extinction, exterminationnoun

    complete annihilation

    "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"

  5. extinction, experimental extinctionnoun

    a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus

  6. extinction, extinguishing, quenchingnoun

    the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

    "the extinction of the lights"

GCIDE

  1. Extinctionnoun

    Specifically: The ceasing to exist of a species of living organism, such as a plant or animal, whose numbers declined to the point where the last member of the species died and therefore no new members of the species could ever again be born.

Wiktionary

  1. extinctionnoun

    The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

  2. extinctionnoun

    The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by intervening dust and gas before it reaches the observer.

  3. Etymology: From extinction, from extinctio, from extinguere, past participle extinctus; see extinguish.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Extinctionnoun

    Etymology: extinctio, Latin.

    Red-hot needles or wires, extinguished in quicksilver, do yet acquire a verticity according to the laws of position and extinction. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. ii. c. 2.

    The parts are consumed through extinction of their native heat, and dissipation of their radical moisture. Gideon Harvey.

    The extinction of nations, and the desolation of kingdoms, were but the effects of this destructive evil. John Rogers, Sermons.

    They lie in dead oblivion, losing half
    The fleeting moments of too short a life,
    Total extinction of th’ enlighten’d soul. James Thomson, Summer.

Wikipedia

  1. Extinction

    Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species' potential range may be very large, determining this moment is difficult, and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa, where a species presumed extinct abruptly "reappears" (typically in the fossil record) after a period of apparent absence. More than 99% of all species that ever lived on Earth, amounting to over five billion species, are estimated to have died out. It is estimated that there are currently around 8.7 million species of eukaryote globally, and possibly many times more if microorganisms, like bacteria, are included.

ChatGPT

  1. extinction

    Extinction refers to the end or the complete disappearance of a species, group of organisms, or a specific trait. This is generally a result of environmental changes or catastrophic events that lead to an inability for the species to survive and reproduce, leading to its end. Extinction is a natural part of biodiversity and evolution, but can also be significantly accelerated due to human activities like deforestation, overhunting, habitat destruction or climate change.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Extinctionnoun

    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. Extinctionnoun

    state of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim

  3. Etymology: [L. extinctio, exstinction: cf. F. extinction.]

Wikidata

  1. Extinction

    In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms, normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species' potential range may be very large, determining this moment is difficult, and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa, where a species presumed extinct abruptly "re-appears" after a period of apparent absence. Through evolution, new species arise through the process of speciation—where new varieties of organisms arise and thrive when they are able to find and exploit an ecological niche—and species become extinct when they are no longer able to survive in changing conditions or against superior competition. The relationship between animals and their ecological niches has been firmly established. A typical species becomes extinct within 10 million years of its first appearance, although some species, called living fossils, survive with virtually no morphological change for hundreds of millions of years. Most extinctions have occurred naturally, prior to Homo sapiens walking on Earth: it is estimated that 99.9% of all species that have ever existed are now extinct.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Extinction in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Extinction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Extinction in a Sentence

  1. Turan Basri:

    The crowd became hostile very quickly due to wanting to go to work. I sympathize with the aims of Extinction Rebellion but this was an own goal, canning Town is a very working class area. Seeing what they perceived to be middle-class protesters preventing working class people from earning a living didn't go down well.

  2. Tommy Aprea:

    It’s on 24-7 on my computer. I hear a screech and I run to see what’s happening. He’s either bringing her a fish or he’s swapping with her to sit on the eggs, it’s just amazing, i’ve had an interest in ospreys for a long time. Our local osprey populationhas come back from near extinction.

  3. Greta Thunberg:

    People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing, we are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk is the money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth.

  4. Tim Crosland:

    Following the recent Extinction Rebellion protests there is widespread recognition that we are in a state of climate and ecological emergency.

  5. Tom Gilbert:

    To me the real benefit of any de-extinction project such as this is the awesomeness of it. Doing it seems very justified to me simply because it will excite people about science, nature, conservation, and we sure as hell need that in the wonderful citizens of our world if we are to survive into the future. But... do the stakeholders realize what they will get will not be the thylacine but some imperfect hybrid ? What we don't need is yet more people disappointed( or) feeling cheated by science.

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