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111passive resistance — ► NOUN ▪ non violent opposition to authority, especially a refusal to cooperate with legal requirements …
112passive smoking — ► NOUN ▪ the involuntary inhaling of smoke from other people s cigarettes, cigars, or pipes …
113passive immunity — n. 1. immunity (to a disease) acquired by the injection of antibodies from an animal or person who has acquired active immunity 2. temporary immunity acquired by a child from antibodies transferred from the mother, either while the child is in… …
114passive resistance — n. opposition to a government or occupying power by refusal to comply with orders, or by such nonviolent acts as voluntary fasting or public demonstrations …
115passive restraint — n. any automatic, built in system for the protection of automotive vehicle passengers during a crash, as a system using air bags …
116passive smoking — n. involuntary inhalation of smoke from a nearby cigarette, cigar, etc., as by a nonsmoker …
117passive-aggressive — [pas′ivə gres′iv] adj. Psychol. designating or of a personality, a person, or behavior characterized by disguised resistance to the demands or expectations of others, that is expressed in hindering progress, as by procrastination, stubbornness,… …
118passive euthanasia — passive euthanasia, the act or fact of causing the death of a person who is incurably ill or injured by withholding artificial measures or extreme treatment necessary to prolong his life …
119passive satellite — passive satellite, a communications satellite that reflects a signal but does not receive it and transmit it again …
120Passive solar building design — Elements of passive solar design, shown in a direct gain application …