Passivity
1Passivity — Pas*siv i*ty, n. [Cf. F. passivit[ e].] 1. Passiveness; opposed to activity. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physics) The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia. Cheyne.… …
2Passivity — Passivity. См. Пассивность. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …
3passivity — index capitulation, inaction, inertia, languor, resignation (passive acceptance), sloth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4passivity — (n.) 1650s, from PASSIVE (Cf. passive) + ITY (Cf. ity) …
5passivity — [pa siv′ə tē] n. [LL passivitas] the state or quality of being passive; esp., inaction, inertia, submissiveness, etc …
6passivity — pasyvumas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Medžiagos būsena, kai jos aktyvumas tam tikroje terpėje labai mažas. atitikmenys: angl. passivity vok. Passivität, f rus. пассивность, f pranc. passivité, f …
7passivity — pasyvumas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos būsena, kai jos aktyvumas tam tikroje terpėje labai mažas. atitikmenys: angl. passivity rus. пассивность …
8passivity — passive ► ADJECTIVE 1) accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance. 2) Grammar (of verbs) in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb (e.g. they were killed as opposed to the active form… …
9Passivity (engineering) — Passivity is a property of engineering systems, most commonly used in electronic engineering and control systems. A passive component, depending on field, may either refer to a component that consumes (but does not produce) energy, or to a… …
10passivity — noun see passive I …
