activation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌæktəˈveɪʃən/ (General-American)
- /ˌæktɪˈveɪʃn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation ▲ English active Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English activate ▲ English -ation English -ion English activation From active or activate + -ation
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
Alarm activations cause the driver to have to stop the train - and in some cases walk back to reset it. The activations caused 1,032 minutes of delays and nine cancellations.
2021 November 3, “Network News: GA suffers cancellations and delays caused by alarm activations”, in RAIL, number 943, page 17:
- (countable, uncountable) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
- (countable, uncountable) The process by which molecules are made able to react.
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(countable, uncountable) The promotion of a brand through an event or campaign.
using shopper activation to convert shoppers into buyers
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| activations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
hypoactivation · underactivation · activation syndrome · bioactivation · neuron activation · hyperactivation · photoactivation · sympathoactivation · nonactivation · coactivation · postactivation · overactivation · immunoactivation · deactivation · activation analysis · autoactivation · activationless · preactivation · neuroactivation · activation function · activation phrase · neutron activation analysis · time delay toxin activation · activationist · metalloactivation · alloactivation · phosphoactivation · multiactivation · radioactivation · superactivation · heteroactivation · chemoactivation · CH activation · biactivation · thermoactivation · cat activation noise · reactivation · activation energy · misactivation · mechanoactivation · health activation · transactivation · inactivation · activational · cryoactivation · psychoactivation · activation record
Translations (44)
is virkjun (making active) · fi aktivaatio (process through which molecules are made able to react) · ca activació (making active) · de Aktivierung (making radioisotope) · ro activație (making active) · pt ativação (making active) · tl sabilos (process through which molecules are made able to react) · tl sabilos (making active) · it attivazione (making active) · bg активи́ране (making active) · pl aktywacja (making active) · cmn 激活 (making active) · es activación (making active) · cs aktivace (making active) · ka გააქტიურება (making active) · vi kích hoạt (making active) · uk актива́ція (making active) · ru актива́ция (making active) · ka აქტივაცია (making active) · eo funkciigo (making active) · de Aktivierung (making active) · tr aktivasyon (making active) · pt ativação (process through which molecules are made able to react) · fr activation (making radioisotope) · id pengaktifan (making active) · sh aktivácija (making active) · fi aktivaatio (making active) · pt activação (making radioisotope) · es activación (process through which molecules are made able to react) · it attivazione (making radioisotope) · id aktivasi (making active) · fr activation (making active) · fr activation (process through which molecules are made able to react) · pl uaktywnianie (making active) · eo aktivigo (making active) · hu aktiválás (making active) · fi aktivointi (making active) · de Aktivieren (making active) · ro activare (making active) · ru активиза́ция (making active) · it attivazione (process through which molecules are made able to react) · nrf activisâtion (making active) · es activación (making radioisotope) · sk aktivizácia (making active)