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

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
• 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