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.

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

Translations

annihilation [ənaɪəˈleɪʃən] n → aniquilación f

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annihilation [ənaɪəˈleɪʃən] n → anéantissement m

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annihilation [ənaɪəˈleɪʃən] n → Vernichtung f

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annihilation [ənaɪəˈleɪʃən] n → annientamento