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81passive — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin passivus, from passus, past participle Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) acted upon by an external agency (2) receptive to outside impressions or influences b. (1) asserting that the grammatical… …
82active — /ˈæktɪv / (say aktiv) adjective 1. in a state of action; in actual progress or motion: active hostilities. 2. constantly engaged in action; busy: an active toddler. 3. having the power of quick motion; nimble: an active animal. 4. highly involved …
83Active-matrix liquid crystal display — An active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) is a type of flat panel display, currently the overwhelming choice of notebook computer manufacturers, due to light weight, very good image quality, wide color gamut, and response time. The term was …
84passive — /ˈpæsɪv / (say pasiv), / səv/ (say suhv) adjective 1. not acting, or not attended with or manifested in open or positive action: passive resistance. 2. inactive, quiescent, or inert. 3. suffering action, acted upon, or being the object of action …
85Active filter — An active filter is a type of analog electronic filter, distinguished by the use of one or more active components i.e. voltage amplifiers or buffer amplifiers. Typically this will be a vacuum tube, transistor or operational amplifier.Active… …
86Passive optical network — A passive optical network (PON) is a point to multipoint, fiber to the premises network architecture in which unpowered optical splitters are used to enable a single optical fiber to serve multiple premises, typically 32 128. A PON consists of an …
87passive illusion — Also known as assimilative illusion. The term passive illusion was introduced in or shortly before 1881 by the British psychologist James Sully (1842 1923) to denote a variant of what he called illusions of interpretation (i.e. what are now… …
88Active transport — This article is about transport in cellular biology. For human transport systems, see active transportation. The action of the sodium potassium pump is an example of primary active transport. Active transport is the movement of a substance… …
89passive — Not active; submissive. [L. passivus, fr. patior, to endure] * * * pas·sive pas iv adj 1 a ) (1) lethargic or lacking in energy or will (2) tending not to take an active or dominant part <a passive spouse> b) induced by an outside agency… …
90active — actively, adv. activeness, n. /ak tiv/, adj. 1. engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life. 2. being in a state of existence, progress, or motion: active hostilities. 3. involving physical effort …
