English-Thai Dictionary

extinction

N การสูญพันธุ์  nonexistence kan-sun-pan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXTINCTION

n.[L. extinctio. See Extinguish. ] 1. The act of putting out or destroying light or fire, by quenching, suffocation or otherwise.
2. The state of being extinguished, quenched or suffocated; as the extinction of fire or of a candle.
3. Destruction; excision; as the extinction of nations.
4. Destruction; suppression; a putting an end to; as the extinction of life, or of a family; the extinction of feuds, jealousies or enmity; the extinction of a claim.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXTINCTION

Ex *tinc "tion, n. Etym: [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.

 

2. State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

extinction

ex tinc tion |ikˈstiNG (k )SHən ɪkˈstɪŋ (k )ʃən | ▶noun 1 the state or process of a species, family, or larger group being or becoming extinct: the extinction of the great auk | mass extinctions. • the wiping out of a debt. 2 Physics reduction in the intensity of light or other radiation as it passes through a medium or object, due to absorption, reflection, and scattering: ultraviolet extinction. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin exstinctio (n- ), from exstinguere ‘quench ’ (see extinguish ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

extinction

ex |tinc |tion |ɪkˈstɪŋ (k )ʃ (ə )n, ɛk- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the state or process of being or becoming extinct: the extinction of the great auk | [ count noun ] : mass extinctions. • the wiping out of a debt. 2 Physics reduction to zero in the intensity of light or other radiation as it passes through a medium, due to absorption, reflection, or scattering. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin exstinctio (n- ), from exstinguere ‘quench ’ (see extinguish ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

extinction

extinction noun efforts to save the California condor from extinction: dying out, disappearance, vanishing; extermination, destruction, elimination, eradication, annihilation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

extinction

extinction noun the sudden extinction of the mammoths: dying out, disappearance, vanishing, death; extermination, destruction, elimination, eradication, annihilation.

 

French Dictionary

extinction

extinction n. f. nom féminin 1 Action d ’éteindre. : L ’extinction d ’un incendie. 2 Disparition. : L ’extinction d ’une espèce. Un oiseau en voie d ’extinction. LOCUTION Extinction de voix. Perte temporaire de la voix. Prononciation Le c se prononce, [ɛkstɛ̃ksjɔ̃ ] Note Orthographique extin ct ion.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

extinction

ex t í nc tion 名詞 U 1 (種族などの )絶滅, 消滅, 死滅 ; (家系などの )断絶 ; (生活様式などが )廃れること .2 ｟かたく ｠消える [消す ]こと .