- extinction, extinguishing
- اِنْطفاء \ extinction, extinguishing.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
extinction, extinguishing
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Extinction — Ex*tinc tion, n. [L. extinctio, exstinction: cf. F. extinction.] 1. The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. State of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
extinguishing — noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning the extinction of the lights • Syn: ↑extinction, ↑quenching • Derivationally related forms: ↑quench (for: ↑quenching), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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
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 — ex•tinc•tion [[t]ɪkˈstɪŋk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of extinguishing 2) bio the state of being extinguished or extinct 3) bio the act or process of becoming extinct: the extinction of a species[/ex] 4) psl the reduction or loss of a conditioned… … From formal English to slang
extinguishing — n. quenching, putting out, dousing; extinction, total destruction ex·tin·guish || ɪk stɪŋgwɪʃ v. put out, quench; totally destroy, annihilate … English contemporary dictionary
extinction — n. 1 the act of making extinct; the state of being or process of becoming extinct. 2 the act of extinguishing; the state of being extinguished. 3 total destruction or annihilation. 4 the wiping out of a debt. 5 Physics a reduction in the… … Useful english dictionary
quenching — noun the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning the extinction of the lights • Syn: ↑extinction, ↑extinguishing • Derivationally related forms: ↑quench, ↑extinguish (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
death — noun 1) her father s death Syn: demise, dying, end, passing, loss of life; eternal rest, quietus; murder, assassination, execution, slaughter, massacre; informal curtains; formal decease; archaic expiry Ant: life … Thesaurus of popular words
death — noun 1) her father s death Syn: dying, demise, end, passing, loss of life; formal decease 2) the death of their dream Syn: end, finish, termination, extinction, extinguishing … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
destruction — [n] demolition, devastation abolishing, abolition, annihilation, assassinating, bane, carnage, crashing, crushing, disintegrating, disrupting, dissolving, downfall, elimination, end, eradication, extermination, extinction, extinguishing,… … New thesaurus
