activation

Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.

Noun

  1. 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...
  2. The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
  3. The process by which molecules are made able to react.
  4. The promotion of a brand through an event or campaign.
    • using shopper activation to convert shoppers into buyers

Origin

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

Forms

activations

Derived

activational activation analysis activation energy activation function activationist activationless activation phrase activation record activation syndrome alloactivation autoactivation biactivation bioactivation cat activation noise CH activation chemoactivation coactivation cryoactivation deactivation health activation heteroactivation hyperactivation hypoactivation immunoactivation