Associations to the word «Extinction»
Noun
- Hunting
- Rhino
- Organism
- Asteroid
- Survival
- Methane
- Aborigine
- Meteor
- Supernova
- Danger
- Appendix
- Rainforest
- Harvesting
- Chimpanzee
- Evolution
- Crocodile
- Impact
- Climate
- Phylogeny
- Invertebrate
- Fluctuation
- Ozone
- Destruction
- Primate
- Extermination
- Mankind
- Comet
- Pigeon
- Slavery
- Degradation
- Biologist
- Risk
- Wildlife
- Lineage
- Rodent
- Exploitation
- Demise
- Assimilation
- Ecology
- Threat
- Human
- Animal
- Variability
- Magnitude
- Logging
- Polarization
- Disruption
- Greenhouse
- Turtle
- Coral
- Upheaval
- Neglect
- Brandenburg
- Smallpox
- Urbanization
- Darwin
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 No longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano".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
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.