- passivity
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
passivity
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Passivity — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Passivity — Passivity. См. Пассивность. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
passivity — index capitulation, inaction, inertia, languor, resignation (passive acceptance), sloth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
passivity — (n.) 1650s, from PASSIVE (Cf. passive) + ITY (Cf. ity) … Etymology dictionary
passivity — [pa siv′ə tē] n. [LL passivitas] the state or quality of being passive; esp., inaction, inertia, submissiveness, etc … English World dictionary
passivity — 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 … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
passivity — pasyvumas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos būsena, kai jos aktyvumas tam tikroje terpėje labai mažas. atitikmenys: angl. passivity rus. пассивность … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
passivity — 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… … English terms dictionary
Passivity (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… … Wikipedia
passivity — /pa siv i tee/, n. 1. Also, passiveness /pas iv nis/. the state or condition of being passive. 2. chemical inactivity, esp. the resistance to corrosion of certain metals when covered with a coherent oxide layer. [1650 60; PASSIVE + ITY] * * * … Universalium
