extinction

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. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

3. n. no longer active; extinguished Source: wordnet

4. n. no longer in existence Source: wordnet

5. n. the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation Source: wordnet

6. n. complete annihilation Source: wordnet

7. n. a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus Source: wordnet

8. n. the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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 n:100 n. no longer active; extinguished n. no longer in existence n. the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation Source: ecdict

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