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metallization

metallization

8.4
A nonmetal becomes metal and starts to conduct electricity
  • noun
  • /ˌmɛtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : metalización
  • After metallization, the plastic component was able to conduct electricity effectively.

Examples

  • Only one metallization change (metal EC) was needed for each of the G3 chips to achieve full functionality.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The metallization of the copper wires improved their electrical conductivity.

  • Researchers studied the metallization process to enhance the insulation of nonmetallic materials.

How Conductive

metallic element
  • Specialized
1 4.2
metallization
  • Specialized
8.4
semiconducting
  • Specialized
6.5
insulator
  • Specialized
5 4.7

Surface Forms

metallization singular
metallizations plural

Morphology

metallization = metallize (transparent) = metal + ize + ation

Standard nominalization of the verb 'metallize'; the formation clearly signals the process of becoming or being made metallic.

Etymology

The word metallization comes from the root metal, meaning 'a hard, shiny material', and the ending -ization, meaning 'the process of becoming'. In physics it describes a material changing into a metal and gaining the ability to carry electricity, so the word means 'becoming metal'.