Associations to the word «Extinction»
Noun
- Triassic
- Cretaceous
- Brink
- Dinosaur
- Verge
- Deforestation
- Biodiversity
- Coefficient
- Transformer
- Ecosystem
- Countdown
- Bison
- Taxon
- Specie
- Fragmentation
- Warming
- Mammal
- Insulation
- Basalt
- Nirvana
- Amphibian
- Fauna
- Alvarez
- Fossil
- Vertebrate
- Habitat
- Meteorite
- Whales
- Oceanic
- Tasmanian
- Reptile
- Scattering
- Species
- Conservation
- Absorption
- Homo
- Catastrophe
- Niche
- Dispersal
- Humankind
- Cites
- Depletion
- Disappearance
- Decline
- Diversity
- Pollution
- Predator
- Habsburg
- Stimulus
- Eruption
- Tortoise
- Wild
- Arthropod
- Clade
- Annihilation
- Conditioning
- Wavelength
- Paleontology
- Hypothesis
- Whaling
- Reinforcement
- Breed
- Subspecies
- Epoch
- Colonization
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
EXTINCTION, noun. The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
EXTINCTION, noun. (astronomy) The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by intervening dust and gas before it reaches the observer.
Dictionary definition
EXTINCTION, noun. No longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano".
EXTINCTION, noun. No longer in existence; "the extinction of a species".
EXTINCTION, noun. The reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation.
EXTINCTION, noun. Complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs".
EXTINCTION, noun. A conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus.
EXTINCTION, noun. The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights".
Wise words
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meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.