PASSIVITY


Meaning of PASSIVITY in English

/pa siv"i tee/ , n.

1. Also, passiveness /pas"iv nis/ . the state or condition of being passive.

2. chemical inactivity, esp. the resistance to corrosion of certain metals when covered with a coherent oxide layer.

[ 1650-60; PASSIVE + -ITY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .