ionisation

See also: Ionisation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti

Proto-Hellenic *éimi

Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der.

English ion

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ise

English ionise

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ātiōlbor.

Old French -ationbor.

Middle English -acioun

English -ation

English ionisation

From ionise + -ation.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

ionisation (plural ionisations)

1. Alternative spelling of ionization.

Derived terms

• photoionisation
• reionisation

French

Etymology

From ioniser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɔ.ni.za.sjɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Homophone: ionisations

Noun

ionisation f (plural ionisations)

1. ionisation

Further reading

• “ionisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012