activation energy
- noun
- /ˌæktɪˈveɪʃən ˈɛnədʒi/
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energía de activación
- The motivation to start my own business was the activation energy I needed to overcome my fears.
That really doesn't give anyone the activation energy to bounce out of the bottom.
- That really doesn't give anyone the activation energy to bounce out of the bottom.
Examples
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That is how you summon the activation energy to start.
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That's the key to creating any kind of change, this activation energy inside of you that causes the initial boom.
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Small activation energy, not such a big difference.
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OK, So that would be sort of a activation energy, right?
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That is how you summon the activation energy to start.
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That really doesn't give anyone the activation energy to bounce out of the bottom.
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To begin the project successfully, we first need to find the activation energy that will drive our team forward.
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Understanding your personal goals can provide the activation energy necessary to initiate meaningful changes in your life.
Antonyms
How Difficult
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is a direct composition of 'activation' (the process of initiating) and 'energy' (power required), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer 'the energy required to start something.' This term is used both in chemistry and metaphorically with the same logic, and similar constructions exist in many languages, making the sense predictable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Activation energy is also used in everyday talk for the small first push or effort needed to begin something. The words activation and energy give the image of a 'starting push', so the phrase means the small effort or barrier you must overcome 'to start' a task.