extinction

nounattested in dialogue

//ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən//

The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

noun

1
The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
Thirteen long centuries have elapsed since the extinction of the last Zoroastrian Empire[…]
Their lives were short; all were condemned by the early 1930s, presumably because, like most classes of G.S.W.R. engines, their small numbers invited extinction under any comprehensive programme of standardisation.
The extinction of a species once so numerous seemed incredible.
Dr. Manuel: You're wasting your time. The age of humanity is over. Our extinction is inevitable.
2
The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by intervening dust and gas before it reaches the observer.
3
The inability to perceive multiple stimuli simultaneously.
4
The fading of a conditioned response over time if it is not reinforced.

Etymology

From late Middle English, borrowed from Latin extinctio (“extinction, annihilation”), from extinguere, past participle extinctus (“to extinguish”); see extinguish.

Forms

plural: extinctions

exterminate · To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a…external · Outside of something; on the exterior.extinct · Of feelings, a person's spirit, a state of affairs, etc.: put…

extinction · The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

extinguisher · One who, or that which, extinguishes something. A fire…extortion · The practice of extorting money or other property by the use…extra · Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary;…

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