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actives

actives is the plural of active.

Meaning of active

Noun

active (plural actives)

  1. A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
    • "Alumni could become more active in giving guidance and leadership to students. They act as sort of a 'maturity governor' on fraternities," notes Ratliff, citing surveys suggesting that fraternity actives presume mistakenly that alumni want hazing […]1989, The Alcalde, volume 78, number 2, page 11
  2. Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
    • Components are split into two broad segments: actives and passives. Active components like the vacuum tube and the transistor contain the power to generate and alter electrical signals.2013, David Manners, Hitchhikers' Guide to Electronics in the '90s, page 36

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Questions about actives

What is actives the plural of?
Actives is the plural of active.

Words near actives in the dictionary

  1. active volcanos
  2. active-duty
  3. actively
  4. activeness
  5. activenesses
  6. actives
  7. activewear
  8. activin
  9. activins
  10. activism
  11. activisms

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