What does "interactive" mean?
A feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.
Interactive
/ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.
- Grammar: interactive is listed as adj, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: action related, activity based, adjustable tensioning, ai tutoring.
- Useful contrasts: academic boredom, featureless slideshow, lecture-based.
- Usage evidence: More and more people are rushing to make use of the interactive nature of the medium.
How to use "interactive"
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 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 Offering or involving interaction with the user.
"an interactive digital map with zoom and pan features"
Adjective
- 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 capable of acting on or influencing each other wordnet
Synonyms
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Example
"More and more people are rushing to make use of the interactive nature of the medium."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "interactive"?
Common synonyms include: action related, activity based, adjustable tensioning, ai tutoring, animated exchange, bidirectional.
How do you use "interactive" in a sentence?
More and more people are rushing to make use of the interactive nature of the medium.
How do you pronounce "interactive"?
Pronounced /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/.
Etymology
From inter- + active.