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English noun: extinction | |||
| 1. | extinction (state) no longer active; extinguished | ||
| Samples | The extinction of the volcano. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inaction, inactiveness, inactivity | ||
| Attribute | extinct | ||
| 2. | extinction (state) no longer in existence | ||
| Samples | The extinction of a species. | ||
| Synonyms | defunctness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | death | ||
| 3. | extinction (process) the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
| Part holonym | absorption, scattering | ||
| 4. | extinction (event) complete annihilation | ||
| Samples | They think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs. | ||
| Synonyms | extermination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | annihilation, disintegration | ||
| 5. | extinction (cognition) a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus | ||
| Synonyms | experimental extinction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conditioning | ||
| 6. | extinction (act) the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning | ||
| Samples | The extinction of the lights. | ||
| Synonyms | extinguishing, quenching | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conclusion, ending, termination | ||
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