different between protection vs anodize

English

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French, from stem of Late Latin pr?tecti? (“a covering over”), from Latin pr?t?ctus, perfect passive participle of pr?tegere (“to protect, cover in front”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???t?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

protection (countable and uncountable, plural protections)

1. The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
2. The state of being safe.
3. A means of keeping or remaining safe.
4. A means, such as a condom, of preventing pregnancy or sexually transmitted disease.
5. (insurance) Coverage.
6. Immunity from harm, obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.
7. (obsolete) A document serving as a guarantee against harm or interference; a passport.
8. (economics) Restrictions on foreign competitors which limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.
9. (computing) An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file).

Derived terms

Related terms

• protect

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French protection, from stem of Late Latin pr?tecti? (“a covering over”), from Latin pr?t?ctus, perfect passive participle of pr?tegere (“to protect, cover in front”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.t?k.sj??/

Noun

protection f (plural protections)

1. protection

Related terms

Further reading

• “protection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• picoteront

English

Alternative forms

• anodise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

anode +? -ize

Verb

anodize (third-person singular simple present anodizes, present participle anodizing, simple past and past participle anodized)

1. to coat the surface of a metal electrolytically with an oxide, either as protection or decoration

Translations

Anagrams

• Adonize, adonize

Portuguese

Verb

anodize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of anodizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of anodizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of anodizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of anodizar