Minus 音标拼音: [m'ɑɪnəs]
n . 负号,不足
a . 减的,负的,阴性的
prep . 减,缺
负号,不足减的,负的,阴性的减,缺
minus 负 减
minus adj 1 :
on the negative side or lower end of a scale ; "
minus 5 degrees "; "
a grade of B minus " [
ant : {
plus }]
2 :
involving disadvantage or harm ; "
minus (
or negative )
factors "
[
synonym : {
minus }, {
negative }]
n 1 :
an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated ; "
the subtraction of three from four leaves one "; "
four minus three equals one " [
synonym :
{
subtraction }, {
minus }]
Minus \
Mi "
nus \ (
m [
imac ]"
n [
u ^]
s ),
a . [
L .
See {
Minor },
and cf .
{
Mis -}
pref .
from the French .] (
Math .)
Less ;
requiring to be subtracted ;
negative ;
as ,
a minus quantity .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Minus sign } (
Math .),
the sign [-]
denoting minus ,
or less ,
prefixed to negative quantities ,
or quantities to be subtracted .
See {
Negative sign },
under {
Negative }.
[
1913 Webster ]
minus \
mi "
nus \ (
m [
imac ]"
n [
u ^]
s ),
n .;
pl . {
minuses }
(
m [
imac ]"
n [
u ^]
s *[-
e ]
z ).
A factor counted as a disadvantage ;
a loss or potential loss in a situation or plan ;
as ,
he added up all the pluses and minuses and decided not to do it ;
as ,
the lack of money is a big minus in an election campaign .
[
PJC ]
Negative \
Neg "
a *
tive \ (
n [
e ^]
g "[.
a ]*
t [
i ^]
v ),
a . [
F .
n ['
e ]
gatif ,
L .
negativus ,
fr .
negare to deny .
See {
Negation }.]
1 .
Denying ;
implying ,
containing ,
or asserting denial ,
negation or refusal ;
returning the answer no to an inquiry or request ;
refusing assent ;
as ,
a negative answer ;
a negative opinion ; --
opposed to {
affirmative }.
[
1913 Webster ]
If thou wilt confess ,
Or else be impudently negative . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Denying me any power of a negative voice . --
Eikon Basilike .
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1913 Webster ]
Something between an affirmative bow and a negative shake . --
Dickens .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
Not positive ;
without affirmative statement or demonstration ;
indirect ;
consisting in the absence of something ;
privative ;
as ,
a negative argument ;
negative evidence ;
a negative morality ;
negative criticism .
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1913 Webster ]
There in another way of denying Christ , . . .
which is negative ,
when we do not acknowledge and confess him . --
South .
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1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Logic )
Asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate ;
as ,
a negative proposition .
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1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Photog .)
Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material ,
in which the lights and shades of the original ,
and the relations of right and left ,
are reversed .
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1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Chem .)
Metalloidal ;
nonmetallic ; --
contrasted with {
positive }
or {
basic };
as ,
the nitro group is negative .
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1913 Webster ]
Note :
This word ,
derived from electro -
negative ,
is now commonly used in a more general sense ,
when acidiferous is the intended signification .
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1913 Webster ]
{
Negative crystal }.
(
a )
A cavity in a mineral mass ,
having the form of a crystal .
(
b )
A crystal which has the power of negative double refraction .
See {
refraction }.
{
negative electricity } (
Elec .),
the kind of electricity which is developed upon resin or ebonite when rubbed ,
or which appears at that pole of a voltaic battery which is connected with the plate most attacked by the exciting liquid ; --
formerly called {
resinous electricity }.
Opposed to {
positive electricity }.
Formerly ,
according to Franklin '
s theory of a single electric fluid ,
negative electricity was supposed to be electricity in a degree below saturation ,
or the natural amount for a given body .
See {
Electricity }.
{
Negative eyepiece }. (
Opt .)
see under {
Eyepiece }.
{
Negative quantity } (
Alg .),
a quantity preceded by the negative sign ,
or which stands in the relation indicated by this sign to some other quantity .
See {
Negative sign }
(
below ).
{
Negative rotation },
right -
handed rotation .
See {
Right -
handed },
3 .
{
Negative sign },
the sign -,
or {
minus } (
opposed in signification to ,
or {
plus }),
indicating that the quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted from the preceding quantity ,
or is to be reckoned from zero or cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties having the sign plus either expressed or understood ;
thus ,
in a -
b ,
b is to be substracted from a ,
or regarded as opposite to it in value ;
and -
10 [
deg ]
on a thermometer means 10 [
deg ]
below the zero of the scale .
[
1913 Webster ]
52 Moby Thesaurus words for "
minus ":
barring ,
bereaved ,
bereaved of ,
bereft ,
cut off ,
decrement ,
deduction ,
deficient ,
denuded ,
deprived of ,
devoid ,
discounting ,
divested ,
except ,
excepting ,
exception taken of ,
excluding ,
exclusive of ,
existless ,
from ,
inadequate ,
inferior ,
insufficient ,
lacking ,
leaving out ,
less ,
minuend ,
missing ,
negative ,
nonexistent ,
not counting ,
null ,
off ,
out of ,
parted from ,
plus ,
positive ,
robbed of ,
sans ,
save ,
shorn of ,
short ,
short of ,
stripped of ,
subtrahend ,
unexisting ,
unreached ,
vacuous ,
void ,
wanting ,
without ,
without being
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