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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: active - actuary</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="active"> active, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. showing much action; moving or capable of moving rather quickly much of the time; lively. Ex. as active as a kitten. Most children are more active than grown people. (SYN) quick, agile. <DD> 2. showing much or constant action; brisk. Ex. an active market. (SYN) vigorous, energetic, bustling. <DD> 3. acting; working. Ex. An active volcano may erupt at any time. (SYN) operative. <DD> 4. working hard or with energy; busy and energetic; effective. Ex. still active in public affairs at 70. He took an active part in organizing the stamp club. (SYN) diligent. <DD> 5. in action, operation, or use. Ex. an active account. <DD> 6. causing action or change. <DD> 7. radioactive. <DD> 8. (Grammar.) showing the subject of the verb as acting. In "He broke the window," broke is in the active voice. <DD>noun 1a. the active voice. <DD> b. a verb form in the active voice. <DD> 2. a person or thing that is active. Ex. ... a determined bloc of Communist "actives" and leaders (Newsweek). adv. actively. noun activeness. </DL> <A NAME="activeduty"> active duty,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (U.S.) military service with full pay and regular duties. <DD> 2. active service. </DL> <A NAME="activeeuthanasia"> active euthanasia,<DL COMPACT><DD> the killing of a person who is incurably ill or injured, especially by the administration of a drug or other treatment that causes or hastens death. </DL> <A NAME="activeimmunity"> active immunity,<DL COMPACT><DD> immunity from a disease due to the production of antibodies by the organism. </DL> <A NAME="activelist"> active list,<DL COMPACT><DD> a list of officers performing, or immediately available for, military or naval service. </DL> <A NAME="activemass"> active mass,<DL COMPACT><DD> the molecular concentration of the substances involved in a chemical reaction, expressed in mols (gram molecules) per liter. </DL> <A NAME="activerepeater"> active repeater,=active satellite.</DL> <A NAME="activesatellite"> active satellite,<DL COMPACT><DD> a communications satellite designed to receive, amplify, and retransmit microwave signals of television, radio, or telephone, sent to a distant part of the world. </DL> <A NAME="activeservice"> active service,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. military service in face of the enemy in time of war. <DD> 2. active duty. </DL> <A NAME="activesite"> active site,<DL COMPACT><DD> the part of an enzyme where reactions are catalyzed. </DL> <A NAME="activetransport"> active transport,<DL COMPACT><DD> osmosis. </DL> <A NAME="activevoice"> active voice,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Grammar.) the form of the verb that shows that its subject is performing the action which the verb expresses. In "I wrote a letter," wrote is in the active voice. In "A letter was written by me," was written is in the passive voice. </DL> <A NAME="activism"> activism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the policy or practice of furthering one's political or national interests by every available means, including violence or warfare. <DD> 2. the policy or practice of doing things with decision and energy and emphasizing activity. <DD> 3. a philosophical theory that assumes the objective reality and active existence of everything. </DL> <A NAME="activist"> activist, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a person who practices or supports activism. Ex. political activists. <DD>adj. 1. of activism. <DD> 2. of or having to do with activists. Ex. activist groups. </DL> <A NAME="activistic"> activistic, adjective. =activist. Ex. ... the positive and activistic mysticism of the West (Evelyn Underhill). </DL> <A NAME="activity"> activity, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the condition of being active; use of power; movement. Ex. mental activity. Children engage in more physical activity than old people. (SYN) exercise. <DD> 2. an action; doing. Ex. The activities of enemy spies may be dangerous to our country. (SYN) act, deed. <DD> 3. vigorous action; liveliness. Ex. no activity in the market. The activity of the children disturbed the sleeping man. (SYN) bustle, commotion. <DD> 4. Often, activities. a thing to do; pursuit. Ex. My favorite outdoor activity is playing football. A student who has too many outside activities may find it hard to keep up with his studies. (SYN) occupation. <DD> 5. anything active; an active force. Ex. The study of the activities of the living being is called its physiology (Thomas Huxley). <DD> 6. radioactivity. </DL> <A NAME="activityseries"> activity series, =electromotive series.</DL> <A NAME="activize"> activize, transitive verb, -vized, -vizing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make active; activate. </DL> <A NAME="actoffaith"> act of faith,<DL COMPACT><DD> an act showing or requiring faith. </DL> <A NAME="actofgod"> act of God,<DL COMPACT><DD> a sudden, usually unforeseeable and uncontrollable, natural event. Floods, storms, and earthquakes are called acts of God. </DL> <A NAME="actofwar"> act of war,<DL COMPACT><DD> an act of armed aggression by a nation without a formal declaration of war. </DL> <A NAME="actomyosin"> actomyosin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a substance consisting of the proteins actin and myosin, found in muscle cells and thought to be the means by which muscles contract and relax. </DL> <A NAME="acton"> acton, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a quilted jacket worn in ancient times under mail. <DD> 2. a jacket plated with metal. </DL> <A NAME="actor"> actor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a person who acts on the stage, in motion pictures, on television, or over the radio. <DD> 2. a person who does something; doer. </DL> <A NAME="actorish"> actorish, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of an actor. <DD> 2. like an actor. <DD> 3. mannered or unconvincing. Ex. The characters are so actorish ... that they come to seem phony (Time). </DL> <A NAME="actory"> actory, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> characterized by theatrical ability, style, or manner. Ex. He's [Rex Harrison] an actory actor, the least frivolous actor I've ever worked with (Moss Hart). </DL> <A NAME="actress"> actress, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a woman or girl actor. </DL> <A NAME="actressy"> actressy, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of an actress. <DD> 2. like an actress. Ex. Although actressy in many ways, she lacked the old trouper's temperament (New Yorker). <DD> 3. mannered; unconvincing. </DL> <A NAME="acts"> Acts, noun pl. (singular in use).<DL COMPACT><DD> In full, The Acts of the Apostles. the fifth book of the New Testament. Acts tells about the beginnings of the Christian Church. </DL> <A NAME="actu"> ACTU (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> Australian Council of Trade Unions. </DL> <A NAME="actual"> actual, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. existing as a fact; real. Ex. What he told us was not a dream but an actual happening. (SYN) true, genuine. <DD> 2. now existing; present. Ex. the actual (not the past or future) state of affairs today. (SYN) current. <DD> 3. (Obsolete.) active; practical. <DD>noun (Informal.) a documentary film or broadcast. noun actualness. </DL> <A NAME="actualgrace"> actual grace,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Theology.) divine grace establishing in man the ability to perform good acts and avoid evil. </DL> <A NAME="actualist"> actualist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a realist. </DL> <A NAME="actualite"> actualite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) topical or current interest. expr. actualites, current events; news. Ex. Everything is grist to fashion's mill: art exhibitions, films, plays, and what the French call actualites--things that are happening (Sunday Times). </DL> <A NAME="actuality"> actuality, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an actual thing; fact. Ex. A trip to the moon is now an actuality. To look at the actualities of the present and take measure of what is best to be done for the future (George Grote). <DD> 2. actual existence; reality. Ex. To sacrifice a truth of actuality to a truth of feeling (John Ruskin). <DD> 3a. a documentary film or broadcast. Ex. Questions about the fairness of interpretation are most likely to arise in connection with what we call "actualities," and most people call "documentaries" (Harper's). <DD> b. a film, broadcast, or other record that is made while something is happening. Ex. Wartime actuality shots are ... convincingly integrated (Punch). </DL> <A NAME="actualize"> actualize, transitive verb, -ized, -izing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to make (a plan or idea) actual; convert into action or a fact. noun actualization. </DL> <A NAME="actually"> actually, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in fact; really; truly. Ex. Are you actually going to camp this summer or just wishing to go? Gray is actually a mixture of black and white. </DL> <A NAME="actualsin"> actual sin,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Theology.) a sin committed by an individual of his own will, in contrast with original sin. </DL> <A NAME="actuarial"> actuarial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of actuaries or their work. <DD> 2. determined by actuaries. Ex. I produced ... actuarial tables showing that women are superior physically (Lorraine Hopkins). adv. actuarially. </DL> <A NAME="actuary"> actuary, noun, pl. -aries.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person whose work is estimating risks, rates, premiums, and other factors, for insurance companies. The probabilities in their calculations are generally based on recorded statistics of previous occurrences. </DL> <A HREF="actuate.dic">NEXT</A>