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annihilator

an·ni·hi·la·tor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-nahy-uh-ley-ter]
    • /əˈnaɪ əˌleɪ tər/
    • /əˈnaɪəleɪtə /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-nahy-uh-ley-ter]
    • /əˈnaɪ əˌleɪ tər/

Definitions of annihilator word

  • noun annihilator a person or thing that annihilates. 1
  • noun annihilator Mathematics. the set of all linear functionals that map to zero all elements of a given subset of a vector space. 1
  • noun annihilator One who annihilates. 1
  • noun annihilator destroyer 1

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Origin of annihilator

First appearance:

before 1690
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1690-1700; annihilate + -or2

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Parts of speech for Annihilator

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

annihilator popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for annihilator

noun annihilator

  • savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
  • cancer — Cancer is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a crab. People who are born approximately between the 21st of June and the 22nd of July come under this sign.
  • radiation — Physics. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body. the energy transferred by these processes.
  • vandal — (initial capital letter) a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century a.d. ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in a.d. 455 sacked Rome.
  • firebrand — a piece of burning wood or other material.

Antonyms for annihilator

noun annihilator

  • author — The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
  • creator — The creator of something is the person who made it or invented it.
  • restorable — to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish: to restore order.

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