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   annihilation

   /əˌnʌɪəˈleɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. complete destruction or obliteration: "the threat of global annihilation"
   • ▪ total defeat: "a show of independence is its only hope of avoiding annihilation in next year's elections"
   • 2. the conversion of matter into energy, especially the mutual conversion of a particle and an antiparticle into electromagnetic radiation.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from late Latin annihilatio(n-), from the verb annihilare (see annihilate).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   ANNIHILATION definition: 1. complete destruction, so that nothing or no one is left: 2. complete defeat: 3. complete…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of ANNIHILATION is the state or fact of being completely destroyed or obliterated : the act of annihilating something or the state of being annihilated. How to use annihilation in a sentence.

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   Annihilation definition: an act or instance of annihilating, or of completely destroying or defeating someone or something. See examples of ANNIHILATION used in a sentence.

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   to destroy completely, leaving nothing: The approaching tornado was annihilating everything in its path. annihilation. noun [ U ] us / əˌnɑɪ·əˈleɪ·ʃən / The annihilation of smallpox is a triumph of medicine.

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   Annihilation is the total destruction of something. In World War II, our nuclear bombs resulted in the annihilation of Hiroshima.

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   Definition of annihilation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   noun. 1. total destruction. 2. the act of annihilating. 3. physics. the destruction of a particle and its antiparticle when they collide. The annihilation of an electron with a positron generates two or, very rarely, three photons of annihilation radiation. The annihilation of a nucleon with its antiparticle generates several pions.

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   Annihilate definition: to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly. See examples of ANNIHILATE used in a sentence.

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    What does the noun annihilation mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun annihilation. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. annihilation has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. Christianity (early 1600s) military (mid 1600s) sport (1900s) particle physics (1900s)

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    The meaning of ANNIHILATE is to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains. How to use annihilate in a sentence.