Vehicle armor which reacts to the impact of a weapon in such a way as to reduce the damage done, typically by exploding to disrupt the penetrating jet of a shaped-charge weapon.

(chemistry) A short-lived compound that is formed temporarily in a reaction mechanism.

plural of reactive armour

plural of reactive armor

(immunology) The degree to which an antigen is effective against an antibody that was generated against a different antigen

plural of cross-reactivity

plural of reactive power

The imaginary component of the power of an alternating current circuit; the product of the voltage and that part of the current that is out of phase with the voltage.

(programming) A declarative programming paradigm where changes to values are automatically propagated, without the need for explicit reassignment.

plural of reactive mind