extinction

English Thesaurus

1. the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning (noun.act)

hypernym	:	conclusion, ending, termination,
definition	:	the act of ending something (noun.act)

2. a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	conditioning,
definition	:	a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment (noun.cognition)

3. complete annihilation (noun.event)

hypernym	:	annihilation, disintegration,
definition	:	total destruction (noun.event)

4. the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation (noun.process)

hypernym	:	action, activity, natural action, natural process,
definition	:	a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) (noun.process)

part holonym	:	absorption,
definition	:	(physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium (noun.process)

part holonym	:	scattering,
definition	:	the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions (noun.process)

5. no longer in existence (noun.state)

hypernym	:	death,
definition	:	the absence of life or state of being dead (noun.state)

6. no longer active; extinguished (noun.state)

hypernym	:	inaction, inactiveness, inactivity,
definition	:	the state of being inactive (noun.state)

attribute	:	extinct,
definition	:	(of e.g. volcanos) permanently inactive (adj.all)

7. the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning (noun.act)

derivation	:	extinguish, snuff out,
definition	:	put an end to; kill (verb.change)

derivation	:	blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out,
definition	:	put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (verb.weather)

8. complete annihilation (noun.event)

derivation	:	annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out,
definition	:	kill in large numbers (verb.change)

9. no longer in existence (noun.state)

derivation	:	defunct,
definition	:	having ceased to exist or live (adj.all)

derivation	:	defunct,
definition	:	no longer in force or use; inactive (adj.all)

10. the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning (noun.act)

derivation	:	extinguish, snuff out,
definition	:	put an end to; kill (verb.change)

derivation	:	blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out,
definition	:	put out, as of fires, flames, or lights (verb.weather)

11. complete annihilation (noun.event)

derivation	:	annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out,
definition	:	kill in large numbers (verb.change)

12. no longer in existence (noun.state)

derivation	:	defunct,
definition	:	having ceased to exist or live (adj.all)

derivation	:	defunct,
definition	:	no longer in force or use; inactive (adj.all)

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