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   An·ni·hi·la·tion

   /əˌnīəˈlāSHən/

   

   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).

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   What is annihilation in physics?

   • the brutal annihilation of millions of people. fear of nuclear annihilation. Physics. Also called pair annihilation. the process in which a particle and antiparticle unite, annihilate each other, and produce one or more photons. Compare positronium. the conversion of rest mass into energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation.

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   What does annihilate mean?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! 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.

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   What are some interesting facts about annihilation?

   • One of the interesting facts about Annihilation when it was founded that era was called the era of anxiety. there are some other words for Annihilation like devastation, demolition etc. When we go back in the history of annihilation then we found out that application we founded in the late 1950s by a general fear of nuclear annihilation.

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   What is an example of annihilation?

   • Neutrons and protons in nucleons and antineutrons and antiprotons are other examples where Annihilation can occur and can form different particles and rays. In the Annihilation process energy is carried out in the form of K-mesons and p-mesons on the corresponding antiparticles.

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   Learn the meaning of annihilation as the state or fact of being completely destroyed or obliterated, or the combination of a particle and its antiparticle. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.

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   Annihilation means complete destruction or defeat. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, such as nuclear war, Holocaust, or sports, with examples and translations.

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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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   Learn the meaning of annihilate, a verb that means to cause to cease to exist or to do away with entirely. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for annihilate.

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   Annihilation is the total destruction of something. In World War II, our nuclear bombs resulted in the annihilation of Hiroshima. If you spill milk on your textbooks, it won’t result in annihilation — this word is much more serious.

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   Annihilate means to destroy something completely or to defeat someone in a competition. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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    Annihilation is the act or process of destroying something completely, or the condition of being destroyed. It also refers to the conversion of a particle and its antiparticle to energy in physics. See synonyms, antonyms, translations and usage examples.