"activation energy" meaning in English

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        "The energy required to initiate a reaction. For example, the flame from the fuse of a firecracker provides a small initial amount of energy, after which the explosive reaction proceeds by itself, releasing a considerably larger quantity of energy. A small push given to a stable but top-heavy object may cause it to fall over; the potential energy released during the fall was present in the system all along but could not be realized as long as the object was upright and balanced."
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        "(physical chemistry, physics) The energy required to initiate a reaction. For example, the flame from the fuse of a firecracker provides a small initial amount of energy, after which the explosive reaction proceeds by itself, releasing a considerably larger quantity of energy. A small push given to a stable but top-heavy object may cause it to fall over; the potential energy released during the fall was present in the system all along but could not be realized as long as the object was upright and balanced."
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          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "word": "aktiveringsenergie"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "word": "aktivoitumisenergia"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "word": "aktivaatioenergia"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "word": "energi aktivasi"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "word": "tenaga pengaktifan"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "enerži-ye aktivâsiyon",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "word": "انرژی اکتیواسیون"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "energie activantă"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "energie de activare"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "aktivacijska energija"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "word": "aktiveringsenergi"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "word": "sabilusing kusog"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "activation energy",
          "word": "aktivasyon enerjisi"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "word": "activation energy"
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        "The energy required to initiate a reaction. For example, the flame from the fuse of a firecracker provides a small initial amount of energy, after which the explosive reaction proceeds by itself, releasing a considerably larger quantity of energy. A small push given to a stable but top-heavy object may cause it to fall over; the potential energy released during the fall was present in the system all along but could not be realized as long as the object was upright and balanced."
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        "(physical chemistry, physics) The energy required to initiate a reaction. For example, the flame from the fuse of a firecracker provides a small initial amount of energy, after which the explosive reaction proceeds by itself, releasing a considerably larger quantity of energy. A small push given to a stable but top-heavy object may cause it to fall over; the potential energy released during the fall was present in the system all along but could not be realized as long as the object was upright and balanced."
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "activation energy",
      "word": "aktiveringsenergie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "activation energy",
      "word": "aktivoitumisenergia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "activation energy",
      "word": "aktivaatioenergia"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "activation energy",
      "word": "energi aktivasi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "activation energy",
      "word": "tenaga pengaktifan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "enerži-ye aktivâsiyon",
      "sense": "activation energy",
      "word": "انرژی اکتیواسیون"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "activation energy",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "energie activantă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "activation energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "energie de activare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "activation energy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aktivacijska energija"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "activation energy",
      "word": "aktiveringsenergi"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "activation energy",
      "word": "sabilusing kusog"
    },
    {
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      "sense": "activation energy",
      "word": "aktivasyon enerjisi"
    }
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