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(n) no longer active; extinguished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