noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
extinction; disappearance; vanishing; termination
General term for something ceasing to exist, disappearing completely, or coming to an end. Used for physical objects, abstract concepts, rights, and natural phenomena.
その種は絶滅の危機に瀕し、やがて消滅した。
The species was on the verge of extinction and eventually disappeared.
The right will lapse upon expiration of the contract.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Physics term for the mutual destruction of a particle and its antiparticle, converting mass into energy.
電子と陽電子が衝突すると対消滅が起こる。
When an electron and a positron collide, pair annihilation occurs.