interactive

B2
US /ˌɪn.tɚˈæk.tɪv/ UK /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.tɪv/
adj noun Freq #25793

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    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
    adj

    Offering or involving interaction with the user.

    an interactive digital map with zoom and pan features

  3. 3
    noun

    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).

  4. 4
    adj

    used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)

  5. 5
    adj

    capable of acting on or influencing each other

Etymology

From inter- + active.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
4 adj · used especially of drugs or... synergistic
5 adj · capable of acting on or... interactional
Word family
Derived forms interactivelyinteractivenessinterpassivenon-interactivenoninteractivepreinteractive
Related forms interactioninteractivity

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