extinct

Extinct — Ex*tinct , a. [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of extinguere, exstinguere. See {Extinguish}.] 1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano. [1913 Webster] Light, the prime work of God, to me… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Extinct — Ex*tinct , v. t. To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

extinct — adj. 1) потухший extinct volcano 2) угасший (о чувствах, жизни ит. п.) 3) вымерший 4) не имеющий продолжателя рода, наследника (дворянскоготитула и т. п.) 5) вышедший из употребления (о слове, обычае и т. п.) Syn: seedead …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

extinct — index dead, defunct, lifeless (dead), null (invalid), null and void, obsolete, outdated …   Law dictionary

extinct — ɪksˈtɪŋkt прил. 1) потухший extinct volcano ≈ потухший вулкан Syn : extinguished 2) угасший (о чувствах, надеждах и т. п.) extinct feelings ≈ угасшие чувства 3) вымерший; пресекшийся (о роде) the bones of extinct animals ≈ …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

extinct — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin exstinctus, past participle of exstinguere Date: 15th century 1. a. no longer burning b. no longer active < an extinct volcano > 2. no longer existing < an extinct animal > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

extinct — /ik stingkt /, adj. 1. no longer in existence; that has ended or died out: an extinct species of fish. 2. no longer in use; obsolete: an extinct custom. 3. extinguished; quenched; not burning. 4. having ceased eruption; no longer active: an… …   Universalium

extinct — adjective /ɪkˈstɪŋkt,ɛkˈstɪŋkt/ a) Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.) Poor Edwards cigarillo was already extinct. b) No longer in existence; having died out. Luckily, such ideas about race are extinct in current… …   Wiktionary

extinct — 1) no longer living as applied to a taxon. Opposite of extant 2) in the IUCN Criteria for threatened species, a taxon is Extinct when there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. Abbreviated as EX …   Dictionary of ichthyology

extinct... — extīnct..., s. exstinct …   Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch