1. Noun
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. Noun
State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be; destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a family, of a quarrel, of claim.
3. Noun
the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; "the extinction of the lights"
Vocabulary classified under Law
4. Noun
no longer in existence; "the extinction of a species"
Vocabulary classified under Biology
5. Noun
a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus
Vocabulary classified under Psychology
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