"passivation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: passivations [plural]
Etymology: passive + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|passive|ation}} passive + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} passivation (countable and uncountable, plural passivations)
  1. (chemistry, materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry, Materials science Translations (process of a making a material non-reactive): пасивиране (pasivirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 钝化 (dùnhuà) (Chinese), passivazione [feminine] (Italian), 부동태 (budongtae) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-passivation-en-noun-qILIYaHJ Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'process of a making a material non-reactive': 59 25 16
  2. (chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (formation of a corrosion-inhibiting film): пасивиране (pasivirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), Passivierung [feminine] (German), 패시베이션 (paesibeisyeon) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-passivation-en-noun-BJwuv8Eo Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'formation of a corrosion-inhibiting film': 16 68 17
  3. (control theory) Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-passivation-en-noun-CxGEDt~u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 20 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 36 18 45

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