Thesaurus: extinction

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1. n. 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. n. 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. n. no longer active; extinguished
4. n. no longer in existence
5. n. the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
6. n. complete annihilation
7. n. a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
8. n. the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
9. 1. 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. State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim.
10. n:100 n. no longer active; extinguished n. no longer in existence n. the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation