coactivation en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- 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 English coactivation From co- + activation.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Activation of two or more things together.
The coactivation of A and B as the literal and figurative senses of the expression constitutes the recognition of its metaphorical nature.
1987, Ronald W. Langacker, Foundations of Cognitive Grammar, page 169:
- (countable, uncountable) A process wherein RNA transcription is increased by a coactivator protein.
- (countable, uncountable) The activation of one muscle coordinately with another.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coactivations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |