Interactive

//ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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)."

Adjective
  1. 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.

    "interactive teaching methods"

  2. 2
    Offering or involving interaction with the user.

    "an interactive digital map with zoom and pan features"

Adjective
  1. 1
    used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more) wordnet
  2. 2
    capable of acting on or influencing each other wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
conversationalinteractinginteractionalinteractionalintercommunicationalinterrogatory

Example

More examples

"More and more people are rushing to make use of the interactive nature of the medium."

Etymology

From inter- + active.

Related phrases

interactive fictioninteractive geofictioninteractive teller machineinteractive whiteboardnon-interactive

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