extinction
The action of making or becoming extinctThe action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
» This bird is now on the verge of extinction.
Сейчас эта птица на грани вымирания.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
Aussterben
вымира́ниеvymiránije
вимира́нняvymyránnja
complete annihilation
(countable, uncountable)The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by intervening dust and gas before it reaches the observer.
(countable, uncountable)The inability to perceive multiple stimuli simultaneously.
(countable, uncountable)The fading of a conditioned response over time if it is not reinforced.
Examples
71 sentencesThis bird is now on the verge of extinction.
ruСейчас эта птица на грани вымирания.
Global climatic changes may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
ruГлобальные климатические изменения могут быть ответственны за вымирание динозавров.
Some wild animals are on the verge of extinction.
ruНекоторые дикие животные находятся на грани исчезновения.
deEinige Wildtiere sind vom Aussterben bedroht.
Many species of insects are on the verge of extinction.
Багато видів комах знаходяться на межі зникнення.
deViele Insektenarten sind vom Aussterben bedroht.
Due to total Russification in Belarus, the Belarusian language is on the brink of extinction.
Через тотальну русифікацію в Білорусі білоруська мова перебуває на межі вимирання.
ruИз-за тотальной русификации в Беларуси белорусский язык находится на грани исчезновения.
deWegen der allumfassenden Russifizierung in Weißrussland ist die weißrussische Sprache am Rande des Aussterbens.
Translations
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Origin
From late Middle English, borrowed from Latin extinctio (“extinction, annihilation”), fromFrom late Middle English, borrowed from Latin extinctio (“extinction, annihilation”), from extinguere, past participle extinctus (“to extinguish”); see extinguish.
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Forms
plural: extinctions| Singular | extinction |
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning:extinguishingquenching
- a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus:experimental extinction
- complete annihilation:extermination
- no longer in existence:defunctness
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable