vanishing

Definition of Vanishing in English :

1. vanishing

a sudden or mysterious disappearance

2. vanishing

a sudden disappearance from sight

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vanishing

verb (intransitive)

1.

to disappear, esp suddenly or mysteriously

2.

to cease to exist; fade away

3. mathematics

to become zero

noun

4. phonetics rare

the second and weaker of the two vowels in a falling diphthong

verb intransitive

1.

to go or pass suddenly from sight; disappear

2.

to cease to exist; come to an end

3. Ancient Mathematics

to become zero

noun

4. Phonetics

the faint last part of any of certain diphthongs, as the sound like a faint ( (i) ; ē) ) ending the diphthong in boy

intr.v. van·ished, van·ish·ing, van·ish·es

1.

a. To pass out of sight, especially quickly; disappear. See Synonyms at disappear.

b. To pass out of existence: when the dinosaurs vanished from the earth.

2. Mathematics To become zero. Used of a function or variable.