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121Passive margin — A passive margin is the transition between oceanic and continental crust which is not an active plate margin. It is constructed by sedimentation above an ancient rift, now marked by transitional crust. Continental rifting creates new ocean basins …
122Passive house — The term passive house ( Passivhaus in German) refers to the rigorous, voluntary, Passivhaus standard for energy use in buildings. It results in ultra low energy buildings that require little energy for space heating or cooling. [… …
123Passive–aggressive behavior — This article is about the personality disorder. For The Radio Dept. album, see Passive Aggressive: Singles 2002–2010. Passive–aggressive personality disorder Classification and external resources ICD 10 F60.8 ICD 9 …
124Passive radiator (speaker) — A speaker enclosure using a passive radiator usually contains an active driver (or main driver), and a passive cone (or drone or passive radiator). The active driver is a regular driver, and the passive is typically the same or similar, but… …
125Passive Immunisierung — Eine Schutzimpfung. Zu sehen ist, wie der Impfstoff in den Deltamuskel gespritzt wird. Die Impfung ist eine vorbeugende Maßnahme gegen verschiedene Infektionskrankheiten und wird deshalb auch Schutzimpfung genannt. Man unterscheidet aktive… …
126Passive solar — For the application of passive solar technologies in buildings, see passive solar building design. Passive solar technologies are means of using sunlight for useful energy without use of active mechanical systems (as contrasted to active solar).… …
127Passive optical network — A passive optical network (PON) is a point to multipoint, fiber to the premises network architecture in which unpowered optical splitters are used to enable a single optical fiber to serve multiple premises, typically 32 128. A PON consists of an …
128Passive foreign investment company — Within taxation law of the USA, a passive foreign investment company (or PFIC ) is a foreign company with predominantly investment income, or whose assets are primarily intended to generate investment income. The Internal Revenue Service handles… …
