deactivation

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ activation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdiːæktɪˈveɪʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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  Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

deactivation (countable and uncountable, plural deactivations)

1. The act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm.

Derived terms

• deactivation energy
• photodeactivation

Translations

the act of deactivating something, such as a bomb or alarm

Catalan: desactivació f French: désactivation (fr) f Greek: απενεργοποίηση (el) f (apenergopoíisi) Italian: disattivazione f Polish: dezaktywacja (pl) f Portuguese: desativação f Russian: дезактива́ция (ru) f (dezaktivácija), деактива́ция (ru) f (deaktivácija), отключе́ние (ru) n (otključénije) Spanish: desactivación f Ukrainian: деактива́ція f (deaktyvácija), відклю́чення n (vidkljúčennja)

See also

• inactivation

Anagrams

• decavitation