IONISATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ionisation mean? 

• IONISATION (noun)
  The noun IONISATION has 2 senses:

1. the condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)

2. the process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas

  Familiarity information: IONISATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IONISATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

ionisation; ionization

Context example:

the ionization of a gas

Hypernyms ("ionisation" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Derivation:

ionise (convert into ions)

ionise (become converted into ions)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

ionisation; ionization

Hypernyms ("ionisation" is a kind of...):

action; activity; natural action; natural process (a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings))

Derivation:

ionise (convert into ions)

ionise (become converted into ions)