activation

From active or activate + -ation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌæktɪˈveɪʃn̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌæktəˈveɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

activation (countable and uncountable, plural activations)

1. Making active and effective; bringing into a state of activity.
   • 2021 November 3, “Network News: GA suffers cancellations and delays caused by alarm activations”, in RAIL, number 943, page 17:

     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.

2. (physics) The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.
3. (biochemistry) The process by which molecules are made able to react.
4. (marketing) The promotion of a brand through an event or campaign.

   using shopper activation to convert shoppers into buyers

• cavitation

From activer (“to activate”) +‎ -ation.

• IPA^(key): /ak.ti.va.sjɔ̃/

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activation f (plural activations)

1. activation

• “activation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012