| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. In an inactive manner.[Websters]
2. In a slack, supine or lackadaisical manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In an indolent, slothful, otiose, shiftless or apathetic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a torpid or lethargic manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a quiet, serene, sedate, unmoved or dispassionate manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. In a languid or inanimate manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. In an inoperative, dead or stagnant manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. In a listless or lifeless manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. In a passive, inert or dormant manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Rarely used adverbial inflection of the adjective inactive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Form (inactive) | 1. (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine".[Wordnet]. 2. (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly.[Wordnet]. 3. (military) not involved in military operations.[Wordnet]. 4. Not exerting influence or change.[Wordnet]. 5. (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct .[Wordnet]. 6. Lacking in energy or will.[Wordnet]. 7. Lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery".[Wordnet]. 8. Not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member".[Wordnet]. 9. Not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature".[Wordnet]. 10. Not in physical motion.[Wordnet]. 11. Not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly.[Wordnet]. 12. Not active or exerting influence.[Wordnet]. 13. Not participating in a chemical reaction; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine".[Wordnet]. 14. Of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano".[Wordnet]. 15. Temporarily inactive.[Wordnet]. 16. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.[Websters]. 17. Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.[Websters]. 18. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.[Websters]. 19. Adjective base of the adverb inactively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "INACTIVELY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1810. (references) |
Specialty Definition: INACTIVELY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] Idly; sluggishly; without motion, labor or employment.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adverb] In an inactive manner. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Common Expressions: inactive
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility | NOTE: The Puget Sound and Norfolk facilities are reserve areas part of normal shipyards that are designated for the storage of nuclear powered vessels. The Orange facility was decomissioned in 1975 and emptied by 1980. The Navy retains a small portion of the facility's land for joint exercises between the Navy and the United States Marine Corps. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: inactive
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Bassinet, inactive | Business | A bassinet, in the newborn nursery, designed for the care of an infant that is ready in all respects except for the availability of staff; that is, space, equipment, medical materiel, and ancillary support services have been provided but the bassinet is not staffed to operate under normal circumstances. (references) | |
| Bed, inactive | Business | Constructed bed ready for peacetime inpatient care to include space, equipment, medical materiel, and ancillary support services but the bed is not staffed to operate under normal circumstances. Beds need not be set up, but must be able to be set up and activated within 72 hours. Includes constructed bed space occupied by another function which could be relocated to other existing space on a permanent basis and continue to operate assigned function (e.g., storage space, office space which could be consolidated, lounge and locker space). Does not include former bed space which has been permanently altered for other use or bed space which cannot be readily reconverted to active bed space. (references) | |
| Inactive account | Finance | A savings account on which no transaction has occurred (except the crediting of earnings) for a specific number of years. Also called a dormant account. (references) | |
| Inactive aircraft | Energy | All legally registered civil aircraft which flew zero hours. (references) | |
| Inactive aircraft inventory | Military | (DOD) Aircraft in storage or bailment and/or government-furnished equipment on loan or lease outside of the Defense establishment or otherwise not available to the Military Services. (references) | |
| Inactive applications | Telecommunications | A previous version of an application that has been superseded by a subsequent amended application. The inactive version of the application is maintained in the ULS database, though it no longer shows up in Inbox. It can be viewed in Application Search. (references) | |
| Inactive capacity (inactive storage) | Administration | The reservoir capacity exclusive of and above the dead capacity from which the stored water is normally not available because of operating agreements or physical restrictions. Under abnormal conditions, such as a shortage of water or a requirement for structural repairs, water may be evacuated from this space. The inactive capacity extends from the top of inactive capacity to the top of dead capacity. (references) | |
| Inactive door (or leaf) | Business | The leaf of a double door that is bolted when closed; the strike plate is attached to this leaf to receive the latch and bolt of the active leaf. (references) | |
| Inactive duty training | Military | (DOD) Authorized training performed by a member of a Reserve Component not on active duty or active duty for training and consisting of regularly scheduled unit training assemblies, additional training assemblies, periods of appropriate duty or equivalent training, and any special additional duties authorized for Reserve Component personnel by the Secretary concerned, and performed by them in connection with the prescribed activities of the organization in which they are assigned with or without pay. Does not include work or study associated with correspondence courses. Also called IDT. See also active duty for training. (references) | |
| Inactive entity | Census | A legal entity that has the power to have officials to carry out legally prescribed functions, but is not currently exercising those powers. See active entity, functioning entity, governmental unit. (references) | |
| Inactive File | Law | The portion of the Daily File containing legislation that is ready for floor consideration, but, for a variety of reasons, is dead or dormant. An author may move a bill to the inactive file and subsequently move it off the inactive file at a later date. During the final weeks of the legislative session, measures may be moved there by the leadership as a method of encouraging authors to take up their bills promptly. (references) | |
| Inactive leg | Aerospace | An electrical element within a transducer which does not change its electrical characteristics as a function of the applied stimulus. Specifically applied to elements which are employed to complete a Wheatstone bridge in certain transducers. (references) | |
| Inactive National Guard | Military | (DOD) Army National Guard personnel in an inactive status not in the Selected Reserve who are attached to a specific National Guard unit but do not participate in training activities. Upon mobilization, they will mobilize with their units. In order for these personnel to remain members of the Inactive National Guard, they must muster once a year with their assigned unit. Like the Individual Ready Reserve, all members of the Inactive National Guard have legal, contractual obligations. Members of the Inactive National Guard may not train for retirement credit or pay and are not eligible for promotion. Also called ING. See also Individual Ready Reserve; Selected Reserve. (references) | |
| Inactive pipeline | Transportation | A pipeline that is being maintained under Part 192 but is not presently being used to transport gas. (references) | |
| Inactive pool or storage | Technology | The reservoir capacity that can be released from the dam but is not available for power generation. (references) | |
| Inactive records | Administration | Records no longer required to conduct agency business and therefore dispositioned in accordance with approved records schedules and stored for authorized retention periods in the U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office Records Holding Area, a Federal Records Center, or National Archives and Records Administration. Sometimes referred to as "non current records." (references) | |
| Inactive records | Art | Records no longer required by an agency or individual in the daily conduct of business or affairs, which may be placed in intermediate storage, transferred to archival custody, destroyed, or disposed of in some other way without affecting normal operations. The opposite of active records. Synonymous with non-active records. See also: intermediate records. (references) | |
| Inactive records | Environment | See NONCURRENT RECORDS. (references) | |
| Inactive site | Physics | Waste disposal sites that are no longer being operated. (references) | |
| Inactive state | Post & Telecom | Of TE: state in which the TE is not transmitting. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Inactive status | Military | (DOD) Status of reserve members on an inactive status list of a Reserve Component or assigned to the Inactive Army National Guard. Those in an inactive status may not train for points or pay, and may not be considered for promotion. (references) | |
| Inactive Storage | Administration | Lake or reservoir storage not available for release without pumping. (references) | |
| Storage Capacity, Inactive | Administration | The portion of capacity below which the reservoir is not normally drawn, and which is provided for sedimentation, recreation, fish and wildlife, aesthetic reasons, or for creation of a minimum controlled operational or power head in compliance with operating agreements or restrictions. (references) | |
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