Definitions for annihilation
an·ni·hi·la·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. annihilation, obliterationnoun

   destruction by annihilating something

2. annihilation, disintegrationnoun

   total destruction

   "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. annihilationnoun

   The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation.

2. annihilationnoun

   The state of being annihilated.

3. annihilationnoun

   The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Annihilationnoun

   The act of reducing to nothing. The state of being reduced to nothing.

   Etymology: from annihilate.

   God hath his influence into the very essence of things, without which their utter annihilation could not choose but follow. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 56.

   That knowledge, which as spirits we obtain,
   Is to be valu’d in the midst of pain:
   Annihilation were to lose heav’n more:
   We are not quite exil’d, where thought can soar. Dryden.

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1. Annihilation

   In particle physics, annihilation is the process that occurs when a subatomic particle collides with its respective antiparticle to produce other particles, such as an electron colliding with a positron to produce two photons. The total energy and momentum of the initial pair are conserved in the process and distributed among a set of other particles in the final state. Antiparticles have exactly opposite additive quantum numbers from particles, so the sums of all quantum numbers of such an original pair are zero. Hence, any set of particles may be produced whose total quantum numbers are also zero as long as conservation of energy and conservation of momentum are obeyed.During a low-energy annihilation, photon production is favored, since these particles have no mass. High-energy particle colliders produce annihilations where a wide variety of exotic heavy particles are created. The word "annihilation" takes use informally for the interaction of two particles that are not mutual antiparticles – not charge conjugate. Some quantum numbers may then not sum to zero in the initial state, but conserve with the same totals in the final state. An example is the "annihilation" of a high-energy electron antineutrino with an electron to produce a W boson-. If the annihilating particles are composite, such as mesons or baryons, then several different particles are typically produced in the final state.

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1. annihilation

   Annihilation refers to the act or process of completely destroying something so that it no longer exists or causing something to cease or stop completely. In physics, it can specifically refer to a phenomenon in which a particle and its antiparticle collide and produce energy.

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1. Annihilationnoun

   the act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation

2. Annihilationnoun

   the state of being annihilated

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. annihilation.]

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1. Annihilation

   Annihilation is defined as "total destruction" or "complete obliteration" of an object; having its root in the Latin nihil. A literal translation is "to make into nothing". In physics, the word is used to denote the process that occurs when a subatomic particle collides with its respective antiparticle. Since energy and momentum must be conserved, the particles are simply transformed into new particles. They do not disappear from existence. Antiparticles have exactly opposite additive quantum numbers from particles, so the sums of all quantum numbers of the original pair are zero. Hence, any set of particles may be produced whose total quantum numbers are also zero as long as conservation of energy and conservation of momentum are obeyed. When a particle and its antiparticle collide, their energy is converted into a force carrier particle, such as a gluon, W/Z force carrier particle, or a photon. These particles are afterwards transformed into other particles. During a low-energy annihilation, photon production is favored, since these particles have no mass. However, high-energy particle colliders produce annihilations where a wide variety of exotic heavy particles are created.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of annihilation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of annihilation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of annihilation in a Sentence

1. Alan Warren:

   It's not about hunting, it is about preserving and saving the species from certain annihilation in South Africa.

2. Jonar Nader:

   Those who construct loyalty programs through frequent-flyer points and the like, are merely trying to trap the customer. Loyalty must come naturally, not via points and schemes. If your customers are loyal to you as a result of such programs, then surely you realize that they are not loyal. Such schemes are tangible, and tangible things are susceptible to the law of annihilation. Anything that you do, can be matched by your competitor.

3. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   One thing is clear, Israel is not threatening the annihilation of any country.

4. Matt Booth:

   Complete annihilation. Just total devastation beyond anything I thought there would be, before it was all wooded and when you looked around, you could see the forest. Now you can just look through as far as you can see because there's nothing left.

5. Horace Binney:

   Nature is the most thrifty thing in the world; she never wastes anything; she undergoes change, but there is no annihilation, the essence remains - matter is eternal.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=annihilation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Annihilation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=annihilation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilation
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annihilation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=annihilation