activation vs animation

activation and animation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
activation	Yes	No	No	No
animation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, animation is a hyponym of activation; that is, animation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than activation:

Other hyponyms of activation include electrification, invigoration, vivification.

activation (noun)	animation (noun)
the activity of causing to have energy and be active	the making of animated cartoons
making active and effective (as a bomb)	general activity and motion
stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical	the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
	the property of being able to survive and grow
	quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous
	the condition of living or the state of being alive