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    [Adjective]  | "ac*tive" | \ ˈak-tiv \


    1: characterized by action rather than by contemplation or speculation

    2: producing or involving action or movement

    3: asserting that the person or thing represented by the grammatical subject performs the action represented by the verb


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin āctīvus, from āctus (past participle of agere "to drive (cattle), cause to move, do") + -īvus {see: |-ive|-ive} {mat|agent|};

    [Adjective]  | "ac*tive-ma*trix" | \ ˈak-tiv-ˌmā-triks \


    1: of, relating to, or being an LCD in which each pixel is individually controlled


    Origin: 1984 ;

    [Noun]  | "active" 


    1: an active person : one engaged in an action or activity


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "active immunity" 


    1: usually long-lasting immunity that is acquired through production of antibodies within the organism in response to the presence of antigens


    Origin: 1893 ;

    [Noun]  | "active shooter" 


    1: a person who is illegally using a firearm to kill or try to kill people especially in a public place : a person who is shooting at people


    Origin: 1999 ;

    [Noun]  | "active site" 


    1: a region on the surface of an enzyme whose shape permits binding only of a specific molecular substrate that then undergoes catalysis


    Origin: 1957 ;

    [Noun]  | "active suspension" 


    1: a computerized system in automobiles that actively adjusts the suspension in response to driving conditions


    Origin: 1971 ;

    [Noun]  | "active transport" 


    1: the movement of a chemical substance by the expenditure of energy against a gradient in concentration or in electrical potential across a plasma membrane


    Origin: 1922 ;

    [Noun]  | "active duty" 


    1: employment as a full-time member of the military

    [Noun]  | "active service" 


    1: participation in a battle or battles

    [Adjective]  | "active" 


    1: being in effective operation;


      * e.g., " ... the abandoned factory had not been active for years "





    2: having much high-spirited energy and movement;


      * e.g., " ... the fish are active today, but we still haven't caught anything "





    3: involved in often constant activity;


      * e.g., " ... all morning the crowd at the coffeehouse kept Marion and her helper pretty active "





     [ "active" ]

    1: Currently banging in the set, not MIA

      * e.g.,  ... "Yo homie I haven't been active for awhile"...." "well fool I haven't left the streets for one day in the last three years" 

     [ "active" ]

    1: originated in pasadena by niggaz who like replacing cool or tight with active

      * e.g.,  ... Damn nigga this party is active!!! 

     [ "active" ]

    1: Something pertaining to something else that is cool...

      * e.g.,  ... That shit is Active. 

     [ "active" ]

    1: fun active( sexually) lively

      * e.g.,  ... That party was active! 

     [ "active" ]

    1: Adj. - Engaged in sexual action. Used to describe an extremely sexually active female.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude 1: "You think anyone's having sex with Miley Cyrus?" 

     [ "active" ]

    1: the act of intercourse. originated out of LB, California to have the ability to be said to offer or request the act, not only to speak of it.

      * e.g.,  ... When asking a potential partner, you could say, "SO.. you trying to get active?" *smiles* 

     [ "active" ]

    1: a type of guitar/bass pickup powered by a 9volt battery which is used in difference than a normal passive pickup to get a different distinguished tone out of your instrument. some passive pickup fans have classified the active pickup as sounding fake and crappy.

      * e.g.,  ... John's battery in his active bass was low in voltage and a distorition started to come out of his sound. 

     [ "Activity" ]

    1: that little bar you see next to a definition in the U.D.

      * e.g.,  ... "hey Jason have you seen the activity for this word?" 

     [ "activator" ]

    1: Oil or grease that black people use in their hair to get a nice shine.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn, you have enough activator in yo hair??? I saw you drippin' from the driveway!!!! 

     [ "Activated" ]

    1: To be activated is like being triggered, being activated is better than being triggered!

      * e.g.,  ... I am so fucking activated right now!!! 

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