extinction

Nouns

  • (n) no longer active; extinguished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

Synonyms

defunctness extermination experimental extinction extinguishing quenching

Words of close approximity

extinction angle