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ionization

i·on·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahy-uh-nahyz]
    • /ˈaɪ əˌnaɪz/
    • /ˌaɪə.naɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahy-uh-nahyz]
    • /ˈaɪ əˌnaɪz/

Definitions of ionization word

  • verb with object ionization to separate or change into ions. 1
  • verb with object ionization to produce ions in. 1
  • verb without object ionization to become changed into the form of ions, as by dissolving. 1
  • noun ionization (chemistry, physics) any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized. 1
  • noun ionization physics: formation of ions 1
  • noun ionization the formation of ions as a result of a chemical reaction, high temperature, electrical discharge, particle collisions, or radiation 0
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Origin of ionization

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; ion + -ize

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Parts of speech for Ionization

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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ionization popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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  • corona discharge

    an electrical discharge appearing on and around the surface of a charged conductor, caused by ionization of the surrounding gas

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    the minimum voltage applied to an ionization chamber, as in a Geiger counter, at which the charge collected per count is independent of the nature of the ionizing event producing the count.
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