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annihilator

[ uh-nahy-uh-ley-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that annihilates.
Mathematics. the set of all linear functionals that map to zero all elements of a given subset of a vector space.

First recorded in 1690–1700; annihilate + -or ²

It is certain death to bedbugs, for they will never stop after they have encountered the Magic Annihilator.

He felt that he was personally the annihilator of the collective aristocracy.

I am that Snake, that Annihilator: "wherever I fasten, in a few seconds——."

It is nature as the annihilator that he lives with and glories in.

At Mr. Roumann's suggestion they all increased their hours of work on the Annihilator.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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