extinction

Words with a similar base: experimental_extinction, extinction

'extinction'

[extinction.n.01] as in: no longer active; extinguished

Examples:
the extinction of the volcano

'extinction'

[extinction.n.02] as in: no longer in existence

Examples:
the extinction of a species

'extinction'

[extinction.n.03] as in: the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation

'extinction'

[extinction.n.04] as in: complete annihilation

Examples:
they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs

'extinction'

[extinction.n.05] as in: a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus

'extinction'

[extinction.n.06] as in: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

Examples:
the extinction of the lights

Origins

					extinction (English)
└── extinction (French)
    └── extinctio (Latin)

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