no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"
Used in a Sentence
extinction
How to use extinction in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for extinction.
Editorial note
That's how we drove smallpox to extinction in the wild.
Examples12
Definitions6
Parts of speech1
Quick take
no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of extinction gathered in one view.
no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"
the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for extinction.
noun
no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"
noun
no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"
See also: defunctness
noun
the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
noun
complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
See also: extermination
noun
a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
noun
the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"
See also: extinguishing, quenching
Example sentences
That's how we drove smallpox to extinction in the wild.
We're causing mass extinction on a level we have to go back to the fossil record to see.
Black rats are extremely common worldwide and are at no risk of extinction so nobody is 'wiping out' black rats.
But we've managed to avoid catastrophe so far, and with a global population of 7 billion, we're further from extinction than ever.
The worst case scenario for global warming is that it's an extinction-level event and civilization ends.
Okay, putting on my astronomer hat:The asteroid was the root cause of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
Retailers arent all lumbering behemoths being driven into extinction by online merchants.
These multidrug-resistant species we're breeding are the single most likely cause of the eventual extinction of the human species, far ahead of nuclear war.
It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.- Robert M. HutchinsThat said I don't think you can look at India with a western "orderly" "everything must make sense" mindset.
In some cases it makes national or world-wide news as the probability of mass extinction grows from 1 in a billion, to 1 in a million, to one in 10,000... Obviously there's a trend there, right?
The reason being that OO basically favors final encodings to the extinction of initial ones... but initial encodings are what generate type information.
About 10 years ago I was going to start an adventure travel company in Krasnoyarsk, but I backed out at the last moment because I was informed that the local mafia would have extorted me into extinction within a few months just because I was an American trying to start a business in Siberia.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use extinction in a sentence?
That's how we drove smallpox to extinction in the wild.
What does extinction mean?
no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"
What part of speech is extinction?
extinction is commonly used as noun.