- extinction, dying out
- اِنْقِراض \ extinction, dying out. \ _(field) Biol. \ See Also اِندِثار
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
extinction, dying out
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extinction — [ek stiŋk′shən, ikstiŋk′shən] n. [ME extinccioun < L exstinctio < exstinctus: see EXTINCT] 1. a putting out or being put out, as of a fire 2. a destroying or being destroyed; annihilation; abolition 3. the fact or state of being or becoming … English World dictionary
extinction — [n] dying out annihilation, death, destruction, elimination, end of life, no life, obsolescence, thing of the past*; concept 252 … New thesaurus
extinction (of species) — Dying out or termination of a species. It occurs when a species can no longer reproduce at replacement levels. Most past extinctions are thought to have resulted from environmental changes that the doomed species was either unable to adapt to or… … Universalium
extinction — /ik stingk sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of extinguishing. 2. the fact or condition of being extinguished or extinct. 3. suppression; abolition; annihilation: the extinction of an army. 4. Biol. the act or process of becoming extinct; a coming to an end … Universalium
Dying Earth subgenre — The Dying Earth subgenre is a sub category of science fantasy which takes place at the end of Time, when the Sun slowly fades and the laws of the universe themselves fail, with science becoming indistinguishable from magic.Fact|date=June 2008… … Wikipedia
extinction — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Extinguishment] Syn. quenching, drowning, putting out, blotting out, darkening, snuffing, turning out, turning off, smothering, stifling, dousing. 2. [Annihilation] Syn. abolition, extermination, extirpation, dying out; see… … English dictionary for students
extinction — /əkˈstɪŋkʃən/ (say uhk stingkshuhn), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. the act of extinguishing. 2. the fact of being extinguished; condition of being extinct. 3. suppression; abolition; annihilation. 4. Biology a becoming extinct; a coming to an end or… …
extinction — noun efforts to save the California condor from extinction Syn: dying out, disappearance, vanishing; extermination, destruction, elimination, eradication, annihilation … Thesaurus of popular words
extinction — n 1. coming to an end, terminating, dying out; death, nonexistence, nonsurvival. 2. annihilation, extermination, eradication, extirpation, obliteration, destruction … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
extinction — noun Syn: dying out, disappearance, vanishing, extermination, destruction, elimination, eradication, annihilation … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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