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passivations

passivations is the plural of passivation.

Meaning of passivation

Noun

passivation (countable and uncountable, plural passivations)

  1. (materials science) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together.
  2. 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.

Questions about passivations

What is passivations the plural of?
Passivations is the plural of passivation.

Words near passivations in the dictionary

  1. passivate
  2. passivated
  3. passivates
  4. passivating
  5. passivation
  6. passivations
  7. passivator
  8. passivators
  9. passive
  10. passive aggressive
  11. passive aggressor

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