tenaga pengaktifan

Malay

Etymology

Compound of tenaga +‎ pengaktifan, calque of English activation energy.

Noun

tenaga pengaktifan (plural tenaga-tenaga pengaktifan, informal 1st possessive tenaga pengaktifanku, 2nd possessive tenaga pengaktifanmu, 3rd possessive tenaga pengaktifannya)

1. (chemistry, physics) activation energy: The energy required to initiate a reaction. For example, the flame from the fuse of a firecracker provides a small initial amount of energy, after which the explosive reaction proceeds by itself, releasing a considerably larger quantity of energy. A small push given to a stable but top-heavy object may cause it to fall over; the potential energy released during the fall was present in the system all along but could not be realized as long as the object was upright and balanced.

Synonyms

• energi aktivasi (Indonesian)

Further reading

• “tenaga pengaktifan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.