Definitions For Passivation

Noun

PASSIVATION. (countable and uncountable, plural PASSIVATIONs) (chemistry, materials science) 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.

Translations

Bulgarian: пасивиране, n Chinese: 钝化 (dùnhuà) Italian: passivazione, f Korean: 부동태 Bulgarian: пасивиране, n German: Passivierung, f Korean: 패시베이션

Etymology

passive + ation