搜尋結果
extinction
- IPA[ikˈstiNG(k)SH(ə)n]
美式
- the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct;the process of a particular thing ceasing to exist
noun: extinction, plural noun: extinctions
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct preventing the extinction of this unique frog will require the restoration of ponds and surrounding habitats the extinction of the great auk
- ▪ the process of a particular thing ceasing to exist he joined the chorus of those predicting the extinction of newsprint
- ▪ the wiping out of a debt a private debt extinction fund
- 2. 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