Extinction Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Extinction

Meaning 1 : complete annihilation

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

    Synonyms : extermination
Meaning 2 : the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning

    Example : the extinction of the lights

    Synonyms : extinguishing,  quenching
Meaning 3 : no longer in existence

    Example : the extinction of a species

    Synonyms : defunctness
Meaning 4 : a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus

    Synonyms : experimental extinction
Meaning 5 : no longer active; extinguished

    Example : the extinction of the volcano

Meaning 6 : the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation


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