annihilation

an·ni·hi·la·tion  (-n-lshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of annihilating.

b. The condition of having been annihilated; utter destruction.

2. Physics The phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and a positron, meet and are converted completely to energy approximately equivalent to the sum of their masses.

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annihilation [əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən]

n

1. total destruction

2. the act of annihilating

3. (Physics / General Physics) 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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	annihilation - destruction by annihilating something obliteration destruction, devastation - the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists atomisation, atomization - annihilation by reducing something to atoms pulverisation, pulverization - annihilation by pulverizing something vaporization, vaporisation - annihilation by vaporizing something
	2.	annihilation - total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll" disintegration extermination, extinction - complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs" demolition, wipeout, destruction - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

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annihilation

noun destruction, wiping out, abolition, extinction, extinguishing, liquidation, rooting out, extermination, eradication, erasure, obliteration, nullification, extirpation Political leaders fear the annihilation of their people.

Translations

annihilation [əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən] N → aniquilación f, aniquilamiento m

annihilation [əˌnaɪɪˈleɪʃ^ən] n

(= complete destruction) [enemy, army, mankind] → anéantissement m
nuclear annihilation → anéantissement nucléaire

(fig) (= defeat) (in match, argument) → anéantissement m

annihilation

n → Vernichtung f, → Auslöschung f (geh); (fig: of theory) → Vernichtung f, → Zerschlagung f; our team’s annihilation → die vollständige Niederlage unserer Mannschaft; her annihilation of her opponents → die Art, wie sie ihre Gegner fertigmachte (inf)

annihilation [əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃ/ən] n → annientamento