elimination
- IPA[əˌliməˈnāSH(ə)n]
美式
- the complete removal or destruction of something；the exclusion of someone or something from consideration or further participation
noun: elimination, plural noun: eliminations
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the complete removal or destruction of something the elimination of extreme poverty is a key objective a global commitment to the elimination of nuclear weapons
- ▪ the exclusion of someone or something from consideration or further participation a 1-1 draw confirmed their elimination from the tournament after the initial elimination rounds, 16 boys qualified for the final
- 2. the expulsion of waste matter from the body the treatment promotes the elimination of toxins
- 3. the removal of a variable from an equation, typically by substituting another which is shown by another equation to be equivalent Bezout's method of elimination
- 4. the generation of a simple substance as a product in the course of a reaction involving larger molecules a condensation reaction can link together two monosaccharide sugars to form a disaccharide with the elimination of water
