Extinction
[n] the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"
[n] a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
[n] complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
[n] the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
[n] no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"
[n] no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"
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abolishment, abolition, abscission, amputation, annihilation, annulment, bane, biological death, blackout, blocking, burning out, burnout, cessation of life, choking, choking off, clinical death, controlling, crossing the bar, curtains, damping, death, de