extinction

Noun
  1. No longer active;
    Extinguished (synset 114035644)
    "the extinction of the volcano"
    tells us about: extinct - (of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive
    is a type of: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive
  2. No longer in existence (synset 113986368)
    "the extinction of a species"
    is a type of: death - the absence of life or state of being dead
    same as: defunctness
  3. The reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation (synset 113499545)
    is a type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    has:
    • absorption - (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
    • scattering - the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
  4. Complete annihilation (synset 107347291)
    "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
    is a type of: annihilation, disintegration - total destruction
    same as: extermination
  5. A conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus (synset 105766689)
    is a type of: conditioning - a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment
    same as: experimental extinction
  6. The act of extinguishing;
    Causing to stop burning (synset 100230801)
    "the extinction of the lights"
    is a type of: conclusion, ending, termination - the act of ending something
    same as: extinguishing, quenching

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