"activation" meaning in English

See activation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌæktɪˈveɪʃən/ [UK], /ˌæktəˈveɪʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-activation.wav Forms: activations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} activation (countable and uncountable, plural activations)
  1. Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (making active): активи́ране (aktivírane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), activació [feminine] (Catalan), 激活 (jīhuó) (Chinese Mandarin), aktivace [feminine] (Czech), aktivigo (Esperanto), funkciigo (Esperanto), aktivointi (Finnish), aktivaatio (Finnish), activation [feminine] (French), აქტივაცია (akṭivacia) (Georgian), გააქტიურება (gaakṭiureba) (Georgian), Aktivierung [feminine] (German), Aktivieren [neuter] (German), aktiválás (Hungarian), virkjun [feminine, plural] (Icelandic), pengaktifan (Indonesian), aktivasi (Indonesian), attivazione (Italian), activisâtion [feminine] (Norman), aktywacja (Polish), uaktywnianie (Polish), ativação [feminine] (Portuguese), activație [feminine] (Romanian), activare [feminine] (Romanian), актива́ция (aktivácija) [feminine] (Russian), активиза́ция (aktivizácija) [feminine] (Russian), aktivácija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), aktivizácia [feminine] (Slovak), activación [feminine] (Spanish), sabilos (Tagalog), aktivasyon (Turkish), актива́ція (aktyvácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), kích hoạt (Vietnamese)
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  2. (physics) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (making radioisotope): activation (French), Aktivierung (German), attivazione (Italian), activação (Portuguese), activación (Spanish)
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  3. (biochemistry) The process by which molecules are made able to react. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry Translations (process through which molecules are made able to react): aktivaatio (Finnish), activation (French), attivazione (Italian), ativação (Portuguese), activación (Spanish), sabilos (Tagalog)
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  4. (marketing) The promotion of a brand through an event or campaign. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Marketing
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      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "process through which molecules are made able to react",
      "word": "sabilos"
    }
  ],
  "word": "activation"
}

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