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interactive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/ (US)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English interactive From inter- + active.

Meanings

  1. Interacting with or communicating with and reacting to each other; influencing or having an effect on each other; acting or capable of acting on each other or with the other.
    • two interactive systems
    • interactive teaching methods
  2. Offering or involving interaction with the user.
    • an interactive digital map with zoom and pan features

Forms

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most interactive Degree=Sup lexicographic
more interactive Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

non-interactive · interactive geofiction · interpassive · interactive fiction · interactiveness · noninteractive · interactive whiteboard · interactively · preinteractive · interactive teller machine

Relateds

interactivity · interaction

Translations (54)

es interactivo (acting with each other) · ca interactiu (responding to the user) · ga idirghníomhach (responding to the user) · ru взаимоде́йствующий (acting with each other) · ro interactiv (acting with each other) · ru интеракти́вный (acting with each other) · cs interaktivní (responding to the user) · es interactivo (responding to the user) · uk інтеракти́вний (acting with each other) · fr interactif (responding to the user) · uk взаємоді́йний (acting with each other) · id interaktif (responding to the user) · ka ინტერაქტიული (acting with each other) · be інтэракты́ўны (responding to the user) · fa تعاملی (acting with each other) · el διαδραστικός (responding to the user) · mk взаемодејствителен (acting with each other) · de wechselwirkend (acting with each other) · el συνάλληλος (acting with each other) · mi tauwhiti (responding to the user) · gl interactivo (acting with each other) · mi taunekeneke (responding to the user) · hy ինտերակտիվ (acting with each other) · is gagnvirkur (responding to the user) · da interaktiv (responding to the user) · eo interreagema (responding to the user) · kk интерактивті (responding to the user) · it interattivo (acting with each other) · ml സംവേദനാത്മക (responding to the user) · ca interactiu (acting with each other) · fi vuorovaikutteinen (acting with each other) · ka ინტერაქტიული (responding to the user) · af interaktief (acting with each other) · gl interactivo (responding to the user) · pt interativo (responding to the user) · hu interaktív (responding to the user) · el αλληλεπιδραστικός (responding to the user) · el διαλογικός (responding to the user) · uk інтеракти́вний (responding to the user) · ko 인터랙티브 (responding to the user) · ru интеракти́вный (responding to the user) · hy ինտերակտիվ (responding to the user) · mk интерактивен (responding to the user) · pt interativo (acting with each other) · fi interaktiivinen (responding to the user) · fo samvirkin (responding to the user) · id interaktif (acting with each other) · fi interaktiivinen (acting with each other) · de interaktiv (acting with each other) · fa تعاملی (responding to the user) · pl interaktywny (responding to the user) · de interaktiv (responding to the user) · sv interaktiv (responding to the user) · af interaktief (responding to the user)

interactive en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/ (US)
  • (UK) audio
  • /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvusbor. Old French actifbor. Middle English actyf English active English interactive From inter- + active.

Meanings

  1. A feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.
    • The show includes computer interactives, animation, models and live parakeets (for an exercise in species identification). 2009 June 26, Laurel Graeber, “Spare Times: For Children”, in New York Times:

Forms

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interactives Number=Plur lexicographic