passive matrix display
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– Engelsk
～ a type of LCD display used for some portable computers; parallel wires run both vertically and horizontally and pixels are turned on when the wires intersecting at that pixel are both energized; "passive matrix displays are generally inferior to active matrix displays"
passive immunity
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ an impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of antiserum)
passive
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
passive air defense
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction
passive
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
passive
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
passive
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
passively
— Biord
– Engelsk
～ in a passive manner; "he listened passively"
passiveness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ submission to others or to outside influences
passiveness
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative