 2 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
activated
adjective
1: (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid
decomposition
2: of e.g. a molecule; made reactive or more reactive [syn: {excited}]
3: rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or
photosensitive or conductive
4: set up and placed on active assignment; "a newly activated
unit"
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
activated \activated\ adjective
1. (Sewage treatment) treated with aeration and bacteria to
aid decomposition; -- of sewage
[WordNet 1.5]
3. (Physics) made reactive or more reactive; -- of e.g. a
molecule
Syn: activated, excited
[WordNet 1.5]
4. rendered active; -- as e.g. radioactive or luminescent or
photosensitive or conductive
Syn: activated
[WordNet 1.5]
5. (Military) set up and placed on active assignment a newly
activated unit
Syn: activated
[WordNet 1.5]
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