Extinction vs Disappearance - What's the difference?
extinction | disappearance |
The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
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(astronomy) The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by intervening dust and gas before it reaches the observer.
The action of disappearing or vanishing.
As nouns the difference between extinction and disappearance
is that extinction is the action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation while disappearance is the action of disappearing or vanishing.extinction
English
(wikipedia extinction)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions , radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}