Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of rendering active or the state of being activated; specifically, in physics, the process or method of producing radioactivity in a body by exposure to the influence of a radioactive substance or otherwise; the state or condition of being radioactive; ionization.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun the process of making active.
  • noun making active and effective (as a bomb).

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Making active and effective.
  • noun physics The process of making a radioisotope by bombarding a stable element with neutrons or protons.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical
  • noun the activity of causing to have energy and be active
  • noun making active and effective (as a bomb)

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Examples

  • On page 3 of the FM3 booklet, the original date of activation is typed in when you first entered México. 30 days before that date is when the first renewal must be applied for.

    FM 3 Renwal 2009

  • On page 3 of the FM3 booklet, the original date of activation is typed in when you first entered México. 30 days before that date is when the first renewal must be applied for.

    FM 3 Renwal 2009

  • Demonstration, without activation is wasted energy ..

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  • On page 3 of the FM3 booklet, the original date of activation is typed in when you first entered México. 30 days before that date is when the first renewal must be applied for.

    FM 3 Renwal 2009

  • On page 3 of the FM3 booklet, the original date of activation is typed in when you first entered México. 30 days before that date is when the first renewal must be applied for.

    FM 3 Renwal 2009

  • On page 3 of the FM3 booklet, the original date of activation is typed in when you first entered México. 30 days before that date is when the first renewal must be applied for.

    FM 3 Renwal 2009

  • On page 3 of the FM3 booklet, the original date of activation is typed in when you first entered México. 30 days before that date is when the first renewal must be applied for.

    FM 3 Renwal 2009

  • On page 3 of the FM3 booklet, the original date of activation is typed in when you first entered México. 30 days before that date is when the first renewal must be applied for.

    FM 3 Renwal 2009

  • On page 3 of the FM3 booklet, the original date of activation is typed in when you first entered México. 30 days before that date is when the first renewal must be applied for.

    FM 3 Renwal 2009

  • On page 3 of the FM3 booklet, the original date of activation is typed in when you first entered México. 30 days before that date is when the first renewal must be applied for.

    FM 3 Renwal 2009

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