Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
Active movements are those that require the contraction of muscles to bring them about. Active exercise is exercise that uses the person's own muscles and nervous control to move the body. This can be compared to passive exercise, where another person, e.g., a physiotherapist, moves the parts of the body in question.
A piece of circuitry is termed active if it needs a power supply for it to function. (Active DI box, Active crossover etc.) Circuitry that needs no additional power supply is termed passive (eg resistors & capacitors in a crossover). Passive circuits use the electrical sound signal itself to operate the components. OR A piece of circuitry is termed active if it amplifies a signal supplied to it. A passive circuit does not increase the level of a signal.
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"
As opposed to passive - a radar radiating or in 'active' mode as opposed to standby or passive mode
asserting that the person or thing represented by the grammatical subject performs the action represented by the verb. In the last sentence, the subject "person or thing" performs the action "perform", so the sentence is in the active voice. In the last sentence, the subject "subject" performs the action "perform", so the sentence is also in the active voice. (Repeat the last sentence ad infinitum.)
Pertaining to electronic circuits (e.g., tone controls) that add to as well as subtract from a given signal. Such circuits often require power sources. See Passive.
A category of voice. See passive.
A volcano which is currently erupting or has erupted in recorded history
A verb or clause whose subject is also the agent performing the verbal action
A state in which a metal tends to corrode; referring to the negative direction of electrode potential (opposite of passive or noble).
Voice In the active voice, the subject is the person or thing which performs the stated action For example: When changed into the active, the passive sentence; 'The cat was chased by the dog' becomes 'The dog chased the cat'. See also Passive Voice.
Describes a piece that is able to move or control many squares. See also passive.
RFID systems are called "active" when the transponder contains a battery (Disadvantages: needs maintenance, limited temperature range, environmental issues. Advantage: often longer operating range than passive systems.)
A value of VOICE for a VERB, the other value being PASSIVE. See also
EMt. Asama is an active volcano.EMy cousin is active in show business as a singer.EHe was in active service on the battlefield.