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91active — [[t]æ̱ktɪv[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things. Having an active youngster about the house can be quite wearing. ...a long and active life. Ant: sedentary 2) ADJ GRADED If you have an active mind …
92active — 1 adjective 1 DOING THINGS always doing things or ready to do things, especially physical activities: We had an active holiday, sailing, swimming and water skiing. | She may be over 80, but she s still very active! 2 IN AN ORGANIZATION involved… …
93active illusion — A term introduced in or shortly before 1881 by the British psychologist James Sully (1842 1923) to denote a variant of what he calls illusions of interpretation (now known as * cognitive illusions). In Sully s reading, active illusions arise… …
94active — ac•tive [[t]ˈæk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) engaged in action or activity; characterized by energetic work, motion, etc.: an active life[/ex] 2) being in existence, progress, or motion: active hostilities[/ex] 3) marked by or disposed to direct involvement… …
95Passive repeater — A passive radio link deflection, or passive repeater is a plant for the implementation of a microwave link, in which because of an obstacle in the signal path no direct line of sight microwave link is possible. It has the advantage over the… …
96Passive Activity — An activity from which you have the potential to profit but in which you do not physically participate. The income from rental properties is a good example of a passive activity. Making a distinction between passive and active income is important …
97passive — 1 adjective 1 tending to accept situations or things that other people do, without attempting to change or fight against them; submissive: They accepted their defeat with passive resignation. | Kathy seems to take the passive role in the… …
98active*/*/*/ — I [ˈæktɪv] adj 1) always doing things, especially with energy and enthusiasm Rose is still active at the age of 87.[/ex] She continues to be active in politics.[/ex] He is an active member of the American Cancer Society.[/ex] 2) an active VOLCANO …
99Active Electronically Scanned Array — An Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), also known as active phased array radar is a type of radar whose transmitter and receiver functions are composed of numerous small transmit/receive (T/R) modules. AESA radars feature short to instantaneous… …
100passive — As used in law, this term means inactive; permissive; consisting in endurance or submission, rather than action; and in some connections it carries the implication of being subjected to a burden or charge. As to passive debt passive negligence… …
