Extinction
nounɪk'stɪŋkʃən
Noun
complete annihilation
“they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs”
Similar:ExterminationType of:AnnihilationDisintegrationthe act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
“the extinction of the lights”
Similar:ExtinguishingQuenchingType of:EndingConclusionTerminationno longer in existence
“the extinction of a species”
Similar:DefunctnessType of:Deathno longer active; extinguished
“the extinction of the volcano”
Type of:InactivenessInactivityInactiona conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
Type of:Conditioningthe reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
Type of:ActivityAction
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- Extermination
- Extinguishing
- Quenching
- Defunctness
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