interactive
Noun pluralinteractives
Pluralinteractives
- 1Letting the user take part by clicking, typing, or making choices, not just watching.
Like a board game where you make moves, not a movie you only watch.
This interactive app lets kids draw shapes and hear their names out loud.
The website is interactive, so you can answer questions as you read.
Similarhands-on, participatory
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- 2Acting on each other, so each thing changes or affects the other.
Like two dancers who move together, where each one's step changes the other's.
Gravity and motion are interactive, each one shaping how the other behaves.
The interactive parts of the engine work together, each one affecting the rest.
Similarinterdependent, reciprocal, interrelated
Oppositeindependent
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- 3A hands-on part of a display that you can touch, press, or play with.
Like a button at a fair that does something fun when you press it.
The science museum built a new interactive where kids can launch a toy rocket.
My favorite interactive lets you mix sounds to make your own song.
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Origin
It comes from "inter-" plus "active."