passivation

English

Etymology

From passive +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌpæsəˈveɪʃən/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌpæsəˈvæɪʃən/

Noun

passivation (countable and uncountable, plural passivations)

1. (chemistry, materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together.
2. (chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.
3. (control theory) Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one.

Translations

process of a making a material non-reactive

• Bulgarian: пасивиране n (pasivirane)
• Chinese: 钝化 (zh) (dùnhuà) (dùnhuà)
• Italian: passivazione (it) f
• Korean: 부동태 (budongtae)

formation of a corrosion-inhibiting film

• Bulgarian: пасивиране n (pasivirane)
• German: Passivierung (de) f
• Korean: 패시베이션 (paesibeisyeon)

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

passivation f (plural passivations)

1. passivation

Further reading

• “passivation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.