activation

«activation» in Mova's school dictionary: making something start working or become active — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (activation; uncountable; an activation — one case)

meaning for a pupil

Activation is making something start working or become active. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used about cards, accounts, alarms and software («activation code»), and in science (activation of yeast, enzymes, the immune system).

examples

• The activation code is printed on the back of the card. tree →
• Activation of the alarm takes ten seconds. tree →
• The new phone needs activation before you can use it. tree →
• Heat starts the activation of the yeast. tree →
• The game key worked and activation was quick. tree →
• Activation of the airbag happens in a split second. tree →

note

Noun from «activate». Mostly uncountable. Formal or technical word.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «activation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.