elimination

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ 🇺🇸 /ɪˌlɪməˈneɪʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The act of removing, getting rid of, or destroying something completely.; The process of excluding or removing a competitor or participant from a contest or competition.; The discharge of waste products from the body, especially through the bowels or kidneys.; In mathematics, the process of removing variables from a system of equations to solve for the remaining unknowns.; In chemistry, a reaction in which atoms or groups are removed from a molecule, typically resulting in the formation of a double bond.; In logic, the process of systematically ruling out possibilities to arrive at a conclusion.; In pharmacology, the removal of a drug or its metabolites from the body, typically through metabolism and excretion.; In a tournament format, a stage or round in which losing participants are removed from further competition.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: eliminations

Collocations

elimination ofelimination processelimination roundelimination dietelimination reactionelimination from

Derivatives

eliminateeliminativeeliminatoreliminatory

Synonyms

removaleradicationexclusionexpulsionextirpationabolition

Antonyms

inclusionadditionintroductioninsertion

Commonly confused

eliminate
EN: 'Eliminate' is the verb form; 'elimination' is the noun referring to the process or result of eliminating.
elimination
EN: Not to be confused with 'elision,' which refers to the omission of a sound or syllable in speech.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the 'i' before 'n': 'elimination' not 'elimenation.' Also note the single 'l' after the initial 'e'.

💬 Examples

  1. The elimination of poverty remains a major goal for the United Nations.

  2. Her elimination from the tournament came as a surprise to all the fans.

  3. The doctor noted that the patient's elimination of waste was functioning normally.

  4. Using Gaussian elimination, we can solve this system of linear equations.

  5. The elimination of water from ethanol produces ethene.

  6. By a process of elimination, the detective narrowed the suspects down to three.

  7. The half-life of the drug reflects its rate of elimination from the bloodstream.

  8. The elimination round left only four teams still in contention for the championship.