extinction
- IPA[ɪkˈstɪŋ(k)ʃn]
英式
- 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
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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 to zero in the intensity of light or other radiation as it passes through a medium, due to absorption, reflection, or scattering ultraviolet extinction
- 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
- 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[ikˈstiNG(k)SH(ə)n]
美式
- 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 American Dictionary
