annihilation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: annihilation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for annihilation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
annihilation n destruction by annihilating something [syn: annihilation, obliteration] total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll" Synonym(s): annihilation, disintegration
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Annihilation \Anni`hila"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.