Complete Definition of "annihilation"

English

Etymology
Derived from Latin nihil (nothing) and the prefix a-. Compare with French annihilation.

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /��naɪ.�.le.��n/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ��n|-eɪ��n

Noun
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  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 corporation.
  2. The state of being annihilated.
  3. physics The w:annihilation|process of a particle and its corresponding anti-particle combining to produce energy.

Translations
trans-top|The act of reducing to nothing
Croatian: t-|hr|anihilacija|f
Finnish: tuhoaminen, hävittäminen
trans-mid
Italian: t-|it|annientamento|m, annichilazione f
Kurdish: KUchar|����تا�د�, KUchar|����ا�برد�
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trans-top|The state of being annihilated
Croatian: t-|hr|anihilacija|f
Finnish: tuhoutuminen
trans-mid
Italian: t-|it|annientamento|m, annichilazione f
Kurdish: KUchar|����ا�برد�
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trans-top|The process of a particle and its corresponding anti-particle combining to produce energy
Croatian: t-|hr|anihilacija|f
Finnish: annihilaatio
trans-mid
Italian: t-|it|annientamento|m, annichilazione f
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