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Active

speaker

Meaning

Adj

Having the power or quality of
;
change;
or
;
;—opposed to
, that receives.
Quick in physical
; of an
and
body; nimble.
  • In
    ;
    ; working; in force
  • Emitting
    , such as
    ,
    , or
    , or
    tremors.
  • Requiring or
    or exertion
    Brisk; lively.
    Implying or
    action.
    In Grammar:
  • About verbs.
  • Applied to a form of the
    ; —
    to
    . See
    voice.
  • Applied to
    which
    that the
    or
    ; transitive.
  • Applied to all
    that
    as
    from
    or state.
  • In Computing:
    Eligible to be
    by a
    or interpreter.
    In Electronics:
    Not passive.
    (of a
    )
    a role in
    in which he
    ,
    being
    by his partner.

    Noun

    A person or
    that is
    or
    of
    .
    In Electronics:
    Any
    that is not
    . See Passivity (engineering).
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    active
    English
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    actif
    Middle English (1100-1500)
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    actif
    Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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    activus
    Latin
    Sourced from
    Etym
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