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an⋅ni⋅hi⋅la⋅tion

   [uh-nahy-uh-ley-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act or an instance of annihilating.
2. the state of being annihilated; extinction; destruction.
3. Physics.
a. Also called pair annihilation. the process in which a particle and antiparticle unite, annihilate each other, and produce one or more photons. Compare positronium.
b. the conversion of rest mass into energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
Origin:
1630–40; (< F) < LL annihilātiōn- (s. of annihilātiō). See annihilate, -ion
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an·ni·hi·la·tion     (ə-nī'ə-lā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The act or process of annihilating.
    2. 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.
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annihilation

noun
1. destruction by annihilating something 
2. total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll" 

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Annihilation

An*ni`hi*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. annihilation.]

1. The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation.

2. The state of being annihilated. --Hooker.

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