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an·ni·hi·la·tion
\ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin annihilation-, annihilatio, from annihilatus + Latin -ion, -io -ion
1. : the act of annihilating or state of being annihilated
< the annihilation of the individual is the worst perversity of man — W.L.Sullivan >
2. : cessation of being : nothingness
< sentient beings are doomed to complete annihilation — C.R.Darwin >
3. : the process whereby an electron and a positron unite and consequently lose their identity as particles transforming themselves into short gamma rays — see annihilation radiation |