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  1. extinction

    • IPA[ikˈstiNG(k)SH(ə)n]

    美式

    • n.
      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

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    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
    • n.
      the production of an organism belonging to or closely resembling an extinct species, by methods ... a leading candidate for de-extinction is the woolly mammoth the bird's de-extinction is still far from a reality

    Oxford Dictionary

    • n.
      the production of an organism belonging to or closely resembling an extinct species, by methods ... a leading candidate for de-extinction is the woolly mammoth the bird's de-extinction is still far from a reality

    Oxford American Dictionary

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    • IPA[ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)ʃn]

    英式

    • n.
      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

    Oxford Dictionary