Download the app
educalingo
Search
Believing that the power to destroy belongs to the Creator alone I affirm... that any theory which, when carried out, demands the annihilation of force, is necessarily erroneous.
James Prescott Joule

Meaning of "annihilation" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF ANNIHILATION

annihilation  [əˌnaɪəˈleɪʃən] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANNIHILATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Annihilation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANNIHILATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Annihilation

Annihilation is defined as "total destruction" or "complete obliteration" of an object; having its root in the Latin nihil. A literal translation is "to make into nothing". In physics, the word is used to denote the process that occurs when a subatomic particle collides with its respective antiparticle, such as an electron colliding with a positron, illustrated here. Since energy and momentum must be conserved, the particles are simply transformed into new particles. They do not disappear from existence. Antiparticles have exactly opposite additive quantum numbers from particles, so the sums of all quantum numbers of the original pair are zero. Hence, any set of particles may be produced whose total quantum numbers are also zero as long as conservation of energy and conservation of momentum are obeyed. When a particle and its antiparticle collide, their energy is converted into a force carrier particle, such as a gluon, W/Z force carrier particle, or a photon. These particles are afterwards transformed into other particles. During a low-energy annihilation, photon production is favored, since these particles have no mass.

Definition of annihilation in the English dictionary

The first definition of annihilation in the dictionary is total destruction. Other definition of annihilation is the act of annihilating. Annihilation is also 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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANNIHILATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANNIHILATION

annexationist
annexe
annexion
annexment
annexure
anni mirabiles
annicut
Annigoni
annihilable
annihilate
annihilationism
annihilative
annihilator
anniversaries
anniversary
anniversary day
anniversary dinner
anno Domini
anno regni
anno urbis conditae

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANNIHILATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of annihilation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ANNIHILATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «annihilation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of annihilation

Translation of «annihilation» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF ANNIHILATION

Find out the translation of annihilation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of annihilation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «annihilation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

湮灭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aniquilación
570 millions of speakers

English

annihilation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विनाश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إبادة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аннигиляции
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aniquilação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

annihilation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemusnahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vernichtung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

全滅
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소멸
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Annihilation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự hủy bỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிர்மூலமாக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नायनाट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yok etme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

annientamento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zagłada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

анігіляції
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anihilare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξόντωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vernietiging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förintelse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utslettelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of annihilation

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANNIHILATION»

The term «annihilation» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.462 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Quite widely used
85
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «annihilation» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of annihilation
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «annihilation».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANNIHILATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «annihilation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «annihilation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about annihilation

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «ANNIHILATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word annihilation.
1
Craig Bruce
I wonder if those people shown protesting the deployment of nuclear weapons to western Europe during the Reagan era are feeling appropriately stupid today. 'Please don't take away our precious Soviet Union! - We demand the annihilation of all life on Earth!'
2
Monica Crowley
Germany was beaten after World War I, but it didn't take long for it to rise again as a much more malignant threat. The end of World War II was not to be a compromise; it was to come about from the total annihilation of the enemies' ability and will to make war.
3
Arthur Eddington
Probably the simplest hypothesis... is that there may be a slow process of annihilation of matter.
4
J. F. C. Fuller
To me our bombing policy appears to be suicidal. Not because it does not do vast damage to our enemy, it does; but because, simultaneously, it does vast damage to our peace aim, unless that aim is mutual economic and social annihilation.
5
Winifred Holtby
The crown of life is neither happiness nor annihilation; it is understanding.
6
James Prescott Joule
Believing that the power to destroy belongs to the Creator alone I affirm... that any theory which, when carried out, demands the annihilation of force, is necessarily erroneous.
7
Ludwig von Mises
Only one thing can conquer war - that attitude of mind which can see nothing in war but destruction and annihilation.
8
Johann Most
The existing system will be quickest and most radically overthrown by the annihilation of its exponents. Therefore, massacres of the enemies of the people must be set in motion.
9
Barney Oliver
Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter.
10
Joel Salatin
Land degradation did not start with chemical agriculture. But chemical agriculture offered new tools for annihilation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANNIHILATION»

Discover the use of annihilation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to annihilation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Annihilation: A Novel
The members of the eleventh expedition returned as shadows of their former selves, and within weeks, all had died of cancer. In Annihilation, the first volume of Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, we join the twelfth expedition.
Jeff VanderMeer, 2014
2
Annihilation
A latest Old Republic tie-in novel inspired by the fan-favorite online game continues the saga that includes the best-selling Fatal Alliance, Deceived and Revan.
Drew Karpyshyn, 2012
3
Annihilation: R.A. Salvatore Presents The War of the Spider ...
The New York Times best-seller, now in paperback! This paperback edition of the New York Times best-selling title expands the civil upheaval among the drow, one of the most popular races in the Forgotten Realms setting.
Philip Athans, 2010
4
Annihilation
A day in the life of a small Polish-Jewish town shortly before World War II.
Piotr Szewc, 1999
5
Annihilation: A Global Military History of World War II
The book challenges the "good war" thesis by showing that the "strategy of annihilation" was employed by all sides in the conflict.
Thomas Zeiler, 2012
6
The Knitting Circle Rapist Annihilation Squad
Written by acclaimed author and leading voice of dissent, Derrick Jensen, this novel is both darkly comic and deadly serious.
Derrick Jensen, Stephanie McMillan, 2012
7
Positron Annihilation in Semiconductors: Defect Studies
The subject of this book is the investigation of lattice imperfections in semiconductors by means of positron annihilation.
Reinhard Krause-Rehberg, Hartmut S. Leipner, 1999
8
War of Annihilation: Combat and Genocide on the Eastern ...
On June 22, 1941, Hitler began what would be the most important campaign of the European theater.
Geoffrey P. Megargee, 2007
9
Annihilation: Love Conquers All
In this epic story, author Saxon Andrew takes us into the future and lives of human and nonhuman characters alike.
Saxon Andrew, 2009
10
Nobility and Annihilation in Marguerite Porete's Mirror of ...
conjunction of ideas related to spiritual nobility and annihilation. Who can achieve this state? For whom is her Mirror written? Porete's message is explic- itly elitist and esoteric: her ideas, although expressed in a vernacular language, are ...
Joanne Maguire Robinson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANNIHILATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term annihilation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Jon Hamm: from “Mad Men” to “Minions”
... New York City, ending in mod London, where they must face their biggest challenge to date: saving all of Minionkind… from annihilation. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
2
Obama Trying to Make US Leftist Jews "Mainstream'
... it costs him support from the real mainstream Jewish community that knows the Israeli Defense Forces separate Israel from annihilation. «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
3
Man Admits To Plotting To Massacre Muslims, Judge Sets Him Free …
Robert Rankin Doggart, a former candidate for Congress, admitted in federal court to “plotting the annihilation” of a village in New York that is ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
4
No vote widens fissures in society knocked senseless by slump
... in the annihilation of Greek civilisation in Asia Minor. Greeks who voted No will rapidly learn that there is no salvation, only misery, ahead. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
Defending tribes' right to remain uncontacted
Corry argues that the key to stopping the annihilation of tribal peoples in South America is protecting their land rights – which are enshrined in ... «Survival International, Jul 15»
6
Israels Ties to Syrias Rebels Provoke Mob Violence in the Golan
... that it will, in the moment of truth, make the right decisions in order to protect the Druze of Syria from this real risk of annihilation,” he says. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
7
New Movies This Week: Minions, Self/Less and The Gallows
... in mod London (love the groovy 1960s soundtrack), they face their biggest challenge to date: saving all of Minionkind from annihilation. «Reel Life With Jane, Jul 15»
8
Andersen: Humanism, nature and Ideas
... had four years earlier obliterated two cities in Japan, killed millions in a world war and threatened the world with nuclear annihilation. «Aspen Times, Jul 15»
9
Pop Forecast for July 6: Minions, Amazing Race Canada and more …
In the comedy adventure Minions, the Minions try to save all Minionkind from annihilation. [Universal Pictures/Illumination Entertainment]. • TV «Canada.com, Jul 15»
10
Susa, of Purim story fame, becomes World Heritage Site
In the Scroll of Esther, Shushan is where Haman the Agagite hatches a diabolical plan to orchestrate the annihilation of the Jews in Persia, but ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Annihilation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/annihilation>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z