passive safety

collocation in English

meaningsofpassiveandsafety

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passive
adjective
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/ˈpæs.ɪv/us
/ˈpæs.ɪv/
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The passive form of a verb is being used when the grammatical subject is the person or thing that experiences the effect of an action, rather than the person or thing that causes ...
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safety
noun[U]
uk
/ˈseɪf.ti/us
/ˈseɪf.ti/
a state in which or a place where you are safe and not in danger or ...
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(Definition ofpassiveandsafetyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpassive safety

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As has already been said, the results regardingpassivesafetywere hard-won.
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Another importantpassivesafetyelement of the commitment is the ban of rigid bullbars from new cars as from this year.
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The emphasis must continue to be onpassivesafetymeasures.
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The report before us provides for linking active andpassivesafetymeasures, and anticipates the future introduction of anti-collision systems.
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We are, moreover, allowing it some leeway when it comes to researching innovative measures of active andpassivesafetythat can be even more effective and efficient.
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I also agree with the rapporteur that the technical possibilities of ensuring higherpassivesafetystandards should be constantly monitored, as should possibilities relating to increased safety requirements.
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The unit has an air-cooled condenser giving 31% thermal efficiency, andpassivesafetysystems.
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Passivesafetyproducts in the company's portfolio include airbags, seat belts, pedestrian protection, anti-whiplash, and child restraints.
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These include improved fuel technology, superior thermal efficiency,passivesafetysystems and standardized design for reduced maintenance and capital costs.
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Both the fuel molecules themselves and the open expanse of the pool arepassivesafetycomponents.
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The geometry and design of the fuel pebbles provides an importantpassivesafetycomponent.
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The safety function designers are using this timescale in order to create and harmonised progression of interventions and integration of preventive, active andpassivesafety.
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As a sign ofpassivesafety, all edges and control elements within the interior were rounded off and padded.
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New reactor designs have features ofpassivesafety, which may help.
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The molecular bonds provide apassivesafetyfeature in that a loss-of-coolant event corresponds with a loss-of-fuel event.
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The fuselage consists of a tubular sandwich and thus offerspassivesafetywith low weight.
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Thispassivesafetysystem omits the manipulation of traditional on-off levers, hammers or other external safeties as found in many other handgun designs.
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Current research in the industry is directed at producing economical, proliferation-resistant reactor designs withpassivesafetyfeatures.
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The automatic sump pumps and/or insufficient containment sump capacity negated the containment building designedpassivesafety.
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New reactor designs have features ofpassivesafety, such as the flooding of the reactor core without active intervention by reactor operators.
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