The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
The absorption or scattering of electromagnetic radiation emitted by astronomical objects by intervening dust and gas before it reaches the observer.
The inability to perceive multiple stimuli simultaneously.
The fading of a conditioned response over time if it is not reinforced.
destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss
An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy.
To wreck a boat through a collision or mishap.