Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

    Aussterben

    вымира́ниеvymiránije

    вимира́нняvymyránnja

    complete annihilation

  2. (countable, uncountable)The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by intervening dust and gas before it reaches the observer.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The inability to perceive multiple stimuli simultaneously.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The fading of a conditioned response over time if it is not reinforced.

Examples

71 sentences
  1. This bird is now on the verge of extinction.

    ruСейчас эта птица на грани вымирания. — Wezel

  2. Global climatic changes may have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.

    ruГлобальные климатические изменения могут быть ответственны за вымирание динозавров. — Biga

  3. Some wild animals are on the verge of extinction.

    ruНекоторые дикие животные находятся на грани исчезновения. — heccele

    deEinige Wildtiere sind vom Aussterben bedroht. — Sudajaengi

  4. Many species of insects are on the verge of extinction.

    Багато видів комах знаходяться на межі зникнення. — ChickenKiev

    deViele Insektenarten sind vom Aussterben bedroht. — xtofu80

  5. 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. — aandrusiak

    ruИз-за тотальной русификации в Беларуси белорусский язык находится на грани исчезновения. — Selena777

    deWegen der allumfassenden Russifizierung in Weißrussland ist die weißrussische Sprache am Rande des Aussterbens. — kolonjano

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the action of making or becoming extinct:
Русский
By meaning 1
the action of making or becoming extinct:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the action of making or becoming extinct:

Origin

From late Middle English, borrowed from Latin extinctio (“extinction, annihilation”), from

From 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
Singularextinction
Pluralextinctions

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

15 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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