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Webster 1913 Edition
Annihilation
An-niˊhi-la′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
annihilation
.] 1.
The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it;
as, the
. annihilation
of a corporation2.
The state of being annihilated.
Hooker.
Webster 1828 Edition
Annihilation
ANNIHILA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of reducing to nothing or non-existence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it, as the annihilation of a corporation.2.
The state of being reduced to nothing.Definition 2024
Annihilation
Annihilation
See also: annihilation
German
Noun
Annihilation f (genitive Annihilation, plural Annihilationen)
Declension
Declension of Annihilation
| singular | plural | ||||
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| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Annihilation | die | Annihilationen |
| genitive | einer | der | Annihilation | der | Annihilationen |
| dative | einer | der | Annihilation | den | Annihilationen |
| accusative | eine | die | Annihilation | die | Annihilationen |
annihilation
annihilation
See also: Annihilation
English
Noun
annihilation (countable and uncountable, plural annihilations)
- The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation.
- The state of being annihilated.
- (physics) The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy.
Related terms
Synonyms
- (act of reducing to nothing): extinction, eradication
- (state of being annihilated): extinction
Antonyms
- (act of reducing to nothing): creation, generation
- (state of being annihilated): generation
Translations
act of reducing to nothing
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state of being annihilated
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process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy
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