extinction
/ɪk'stɪŋkʃən/
noun
10 letters3 syllables19 points in Scrabble®22 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1
Complete annihilation.
“they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs”
2
The act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning.
“the extinction of the lights”
3
No longer in existence.
“the extinction of a species”
4
A conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus.
5
No longer active; extinguished.
“the extinction of the volcano”
6
The reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation.
WORD FORMS
Related formextinguish
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®22 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinextinctionway
Starts & ends withE … N
Syllablesex · tinc · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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