passivation
English
noun
Definitions
- (chemistry) The process of making a material passive (non-reactive) in relation to another material prior to using the materials together.
- (chemistry) The spontaneous formation of a hard non-reactive surface film (usually an oxide or nitride) that inhibits further corrosion.
- (control theory) Conversion of a non-passive dynamical system into a passive one.
Etymology
Suffix from English passive (express the suffering feeling).
Origin
English
passive
Gloss
express the suffering feeling
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antipassive English
- endopassive English
- exopassive English
- impassive English
- mediopassive English
- neutropassive English
- nonpassive English
- passival English
- passivate English
- passive English
- passively English
- passiveness English
- passivise English
- passivism English
- passivist English
- passivistic English
- passivity English
- passivization English
- passivize English
- pseudopassive English
- repassivation English
- transpassivation English
- transpassive English
- unpassive English
- *peh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- pasiv Albanian