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depopulation

ˌdipɑpjəˈleɪʃən
WordNet
  1. (n) depopulation
    the condition of having reduced numbers of inhabitants (or no inhabitants at all)
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Depopulation
    The act of depopulating, or condition of being depopulated; destruction or explusion of inhabitants. "The desolation and depopulation of St.Quentin] were now complete."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) depopulation
    The act of depopulating, or the state of being depopulated; reduction of population; destruction or expulsion of inhabitants.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (ns) Depopulation
    act of depopulating: havoc: destruction
Quotations
Alphonse De Lamartine
Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.
Alphonse De Lamartine
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary L. depopulatio, pillaging: cf. F. dépopulation, depopulation

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary L. depopulāri, depopulātusde, inten., and populāri, to spread over a country, said of a hostile people (L. populus)—hence to ravage, to destroy. Some make it a freq. of spoliāre, to plunder.

Usage in the news

Proposal eventually will depopulate Port Tobacco. somdnews.com

Salmon farm to depopulate , cull fish after virus detected. innipegfreepress.com

DES MOINES – An agreement has been reached with the owner of a hunting preserve in Davis County to depopulate the facility of all deer and elk within the next several months following Iowa's first. tamatoledonews.com

(AP) — The incoming Florida House speaker is asking the chairman of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. To postpone a key depopulation strategy to give lawmakers a chance to review it. fox10tv.com

Salmon farm to depopulate, cull fish after virus detected. innipegfreepress.com

Hunting lodge agrees to depopulate deer and elk . ktvotv3.com

Hunting lodge agrees to depopulate deer and elk. ktvotv3.com

Usage in scientific papers

We notice that for low densities the depopulation value ¯γd , for which pmin = 1, is considerably increased by exchange.
Exchange energy and generalized polarization in the presence of spin-orbit coupling in two dimensions

Spin polarization experiments have recently been performed on GaAs two dimensional hole systems with growth direction along [113] and [100].6 In these studies, the magnitude of the in-plane depopulation field Bd , when only one band is occupied, is surmised from the measured longitudinal magneto-resistance.
Exchange energy and generalized polarization in the presence of spin-orbit coupling in two dimensions

For the density under consideration the depopulation field is approximately given by Bd ≃ 10 T along x and Bd ≃ 5 T along y .
Exchange energy and generalized polarization in the presence of spin-orbit coupling in two dimensions

For the [100] growth direction, the Zeeman term (A.7) is vanishing, and the depopulation magnetic field is approximately Bd ≃ 10 T.
Exchange energy and generalized polarization in the presence of spin-orbit coupling in two dimensions

The changeover from radiation losses to ionization losses depopulates the shower.
Phenomenology of cosmic ray air showers

Usage in literature

Syphilis has come to be recognized as one of the most powerful factors in the depopulation and degeneration of the race. "The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)" by Various

Swampville was smitten with a golden mania, that seemed to promise its speedy depopulation. "The Wild Huntress" by Mayne Reid

Whole villages and districts were depopulated. "Insects and Diseases" by Rennie W. Doane

Whole villages were depopulated and even the dead were left unburied. "Birdseye Views of Far Lands" by James T. Nichols

The growing depopulation of the provinces was becoming painfully evident to those who cared for Portugal. "Four Plays of Gil Vicente" by Gil Vicente

The prosecution of this war would simply mean a devastated and depopulated Theos. "The Traitors" by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

The railway train and the inventions of modern times are both answerable for a certain amount of depopulation. "Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland" by Daniel Turner Holmes

Depopulate the World of Men and Beasts, 'Tis all too little for that single Death. "Ponteach" by Robert Rogers

If I once began that system, my kingdom would soon be depopulated. "The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851" by Various

Our cities are destroyed, our fortresses overthrown, our provinces depopulated. "The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI" by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies