( a. )
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
( a. )
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012