NOUN | phenomenon | activation energy, energy of activation | the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur |
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Meaning | The energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur. | |
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Synonym | energy of activation | |
Broader | energy, free energy | (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work |
Spanish | energía de activación | |
Catalan | energia d'activació |
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