passive
31passive — adjective 1) a passive role Syn: inactive, non active, non participative, uninvolved 2) passive victims Syn: submissive, acquiescent, unresisting, compliant, docile • Ant …
32passive — adjective 1》 accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance. 2》 Grammar denoting a voice of verbs in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb (e.g. they were killed as opposed to he killed… …
33passive — pasyvus statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Šiuo būdvardžiu stebint apibūdinami veiksmai ar įranga, neskleidžiantys galimos aptikti energijos. atitikmenys: angl. passive pranc. passif …
34Passive smoking — is the involuntary inhalation of smoke from tobacco products. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by all people within that environment. Such smoke is called secondhand smoke (SHS) or environmental… …
35Passive radar — systems (also referred to as passive coherent location and passive covert radar) encompass a class of radar systems that detect and track objects by processing reflections from non cooperative sources of illumination in the environment, such as… …
36Passive immunity — is the transfer of active humoral immunity in the form of readymade antibodies, from one individual to another. Passive immunity can occur naturally, when maternal antibodies are transferred to the fetus through the placenta, and can also be… …
37Passive-aggressive behavior — refers to passive, sometimes resistance to following authoritative instructions in interpersonal or occupational situations. It can manifest itself as learned helplessness, procrastination, stubbornness, resentment, , or deliberate/repeated… …
38Passive dynamics — is an approach to robotic movement control (especially walking), based on utilising the momentum of swinging limbs for greater efficiency. This method is based on using the morphology of a mechanical system as a basis for necessary controls.… …
39Passive congestion — Passive Pas sive, a. [L. passivus: cf. F. passif. See {Passion}.] 1. Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene. [1913 Webster] The passive air Upbore… …
40Passive iron — Passive Pas sive, a. [L. passivus: cf. F. passif. See {Passion}.] 1. Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene. [1913 Webster] The passive air Upbore… …
