Extinction - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn|  American pronunciation of the word extinction
Brit.  |ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word extinction

noun

- no longer active; extinguished
the extinction of the volcano
- no longer in existence
the extinction of a species
- the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
- complete annihilation (syn: extermination)
they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs
- a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
- the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning (syn: quenching)
the extinction of the lights

Extra examples

Mass extinctions of prehistoric animals are known to have occurred.

The sudden extinction of those hopes which she had so long cherished.

An operation is beginning to try to save a species of crocodile from extinction.

Many species have been shot to the verge of extinction.

The breed was on the verge of extinction.

They were hunted almost to extinction.

Conservationists are trying to save the whale from extinction.

Many endangered species now face extinction.

Their traditional way of life seems doomed to extinction.

...warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence...

These birds have been hunted almost to extinction.

Communism is a religion of the state, committed to the extinction of the Church.

The Chiru as a species is doomed to extinction.

The condor was in grave danger of extinction.

Many species are doomed to extinction.

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