activation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   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.

2. 2
   noun

   The promotion of a brand through an event or campaign.

   using shopper activation to convert shoppers into buyers

3. 3
   noun

   making active and effective (as a bomb)

4. 4
   noun

   the activity of causing to have energy and be active

5. 5
   noun

   stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical

6. 6
   noun

   The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.

7. 7
   noun

   The process by which molecules are made able to react.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō 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 Eng…