Look up: Active

1. Active
   HMS Active was a British Achates Class destroyer of 1350 tons displacement built under the 1927 War Programme which saw action during the Second World War, taking part in Operation Catapult in 1940 and sinking the German submarine U-179 with depth charges off South Africa in 1943 before being sold a...
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2. Active
   Geomagnetic levels such that 15 is less than Ap which is less than 29.
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3. Active
   Solar activity levels with at least one geophysical event or several larger radio events (10cm) per day (Class M Flares)
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4. Active
   A market in which there is much trading.
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5. Active
   A market in which there is frequent trading.
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6. active
   [adj] - (military) engaged in or ready for military or naval operations 2. [adj] - being in physical motion 3. [adj] - taking part in an activity 4. [adj] - in operation 5. [adj] - characterized by energetic bodily activity 6. [adj] - in a state of habitual or vigorous act...
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7. Active
   Describes a circuit containing transistors, ICs, tubes and other devices, that require power to operate and are capable of amplification.
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8. Active
   when pickups are said to be active they normally have a power source such as a 9 volt battery to power active circuitry
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9. active
   A state in which a metal tends to corrode; referring to the negative direction of electrode potential (opposite of passive or noble).
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10. ACTIVE
    Advanced Control Technology for Integrated Vehicles [US]
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11. active
    qualifies an investment management where the fund manager is seeking to`add value`by actively buying/selling stocks/bonds Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • at the user side of the interface(U10)(at the network side N10):state which exists for an incoming call when the us...
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12. active
    The window or icon that is currently being used or selected. Only one window or icon can be active at a time. Keystrokes and commands affect the active window or icon. If a window is active, its title bar changes colour to distinguish it from other windows. If an icon is active, its label changes colour. Windows or icons on the desktop that are not …
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13. Active
    Ac'tive adjective [ French actif , Latin activus , from agere to act.] 1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive , that receives; as, certa...
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14. active
    Characterised by action, not passive, not expectant. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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15. active
    alive(p) adjective in operation; `keep hope alive`; `the tradition was still alive`; `an active tradition`
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16. active
    combat-ready adjective engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; `on active duty`; `the platoon is combat-ready`; `review the fighting forces`
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17. active
    participating adjective taking part in an activity; `an active member of the club`; `he was politically active`; `the participating organizations`
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18. active
    adjective expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run`) and participial adjectives (e.g. `running` in `running water`)
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19. active
    noun a person devoted to the active life
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20. active
    (ak´tiv) characterized by action; not passive; not expectant.
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21. Active
    • (a.) 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. • (a.) Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child o...
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22. active
    characterized by action; not passive; not expectant.
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23. Active
    Powered. An active cross-over is electrically powered and divides the line-level signal prior to amplification. An active speaker includes an active crossover and built-in amplifier.
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24. active
    qualifies a circuit element or a circuit which is not passive NOTE 1 - An active circuit normally contains voltage or current sources. NOTE 2 - The term 'active' has another meaning in 131-11-42.
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25. active
    pertaining to an electrical network or device which cannot function without a source of energy other than the input signals
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