vanishing

van·ish  (vnsh)

intr.v. van·ished, van·ish·ing, van·ish·es

1.

a. To pass out of sight, especially quickly; disappear. See Synonyms at disappear.

b. To pass out of existence.

2. Mathematics To become zero. Used of a function or variable.

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[Middle English vanisshen, alteration of Old French esvanir, esvaniss-, from Vulgar Latin *exvanre, alteration of Latin vnscere : -, ex-, ex- + vnscere, to vanish (from vnus, empty; see eu- in Indo-European roots).]

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vanish·er n.

vanish·ing·ly adv.

vanish·ment n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vanishing - a sudden or mysterious disappearance disappearance - the event of passing out of sight
	2.	vanishing - a sudden disappearance from sight     disappearance, disappearing - the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

Translations

vanishing [ˈvænɪʃɪŋ] CPD vanishing cream N → crema f de día
vanishing point N (fig) → punto m de fuga
vanishing trick N → truco m de desaparecer

vanishing:

vanishing act

n = vanishing trick

vanishing cream

n → (Haut)pflegecreme f

vanishing point

n (Math) → Fluchtpunkt m; (fig) → Nullpunkt m

vanishing trick

n to do a vanishing (magician) → etwas verschwinden lassen; he did a vanishing with the rabbit → er hat das Kaninchen weggezaubert; every time he’s needed he does a vanishing (inf) → jedes Mal, wenn man ihn braucht, verdrückt er sich (inf)