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  POSITIVE, adj.  Mistaken at the top of one's voice.
  
  

  Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
     positivus. See Position.]
     1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
        fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. ``Positive
        good.'' --Bacon.
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     2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
        changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
        to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
        depends on the different tastes individuals.
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     3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
        expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
        declaration or promise.
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              Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
              King Edward's son.                    --Bacon.
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     4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
        qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
        circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
        compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
        decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
        positive proof. ``'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions.''
        --Shak.
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     5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
        arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
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              In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
              that which is positive, not so.       --Hooker.
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     6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
        overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
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              Some positive, persisting fops we know,
              That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
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     7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
        positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
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     8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
        the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
        lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
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     9. (Chem.)
        (a) Electro-positive.
        (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
            negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
            radicals.
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     10. (Mach. & Mech.)
         (a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
             which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
             or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
             through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
             as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
             friction clutch is not.
         (b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
             to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
             [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
         which the steering wheels move so that they describe
         concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
         side slip or harmful resistance.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Positive crystals (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in
        which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is
        greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is
        refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz
        and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which
        this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,
        tourmaline, etc.
  
     Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
        adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
        relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
  
     Positive electricity (Elec), the kind of electricity which
        is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which
        appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the
        plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --
        formerly called vitreous electricity; -- opposed to
        negative electricity.
  
     Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
  
     Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
  
     Positive motion (Mach.), motion which is derived from a
        driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by
        direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor
        by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.
  
     Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
  
     Positive pole.
         (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields
             positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to
             negative pole.
         (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]
  
     Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
        affected by the sign plus [+].
  
     Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
  
     Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
        or addition.
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  Positive \Pos"i*tive\, n.
     1. That which is capable of being affirmed; reality. --South.
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     2. That which settles by absolute appointment.
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     3. (Gram.) The positive degree or form.
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     4. (Photog.) A picture in which the lights and shades
        correspond in position with those of the original, instead
        of being reversed, as in a negative. --R. Hunt.
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     5. (Elec.) The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic
        cell.
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     Law of Charles (Physics), the law that the volume of a
        given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite
        fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of
        temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled Gay
        Lussac's law, or Dalton's law.
  
     Law of nations. See International law, under
        International.
  
     Law of nature.
         (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant
             action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death
             is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature.
             See Law, 4.
         (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality
             deducible from a study of the nature and natural
             relations of human beings independent of supernatural
             revelation or of municipal and social usages.
  
     Law of the land, due process of law; the general law of the
        land.
  
     Laws of honor. See under Honor.
  
     Laws of motion (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac
        Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or
        of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as
        it is made to change that state by external force. (2)
        Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force,
        and takes place in the direction in which the force is
        impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to
        action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon
        each other are always equal and in opposite directions.
  
     Marine law, or Maritime law, the law of the sea; a branch
        of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea,
        such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.
        --Bouvier.
  
     Mariotte's law. See Boyle's law (above).
  
     Martial law.See under Martial.
  
     Military law, a branch of the general municipal law,
        consisting of rules ordained for the government of the
        military force of a state in peace and war, and
        administered in courts martial. --Kent. Warren's
        Blackstone.
  
     Moral law,the law of duty as regards what is right and
        wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten
        commandments given by Moses. See Law, 2.
  
     Mosaic, or Ceremonial, law. (Script.) See Law, 3.
  
     Municipal, or Positive, law, a rule prescribed by the
        supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing
        some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from
        international and constitutional law. See Law, 1.
  
     Periodic law. (Chem.) See under Periodic.
  
     Roman law, the system of principles and laws found in the
        codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of
        ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws
        of the several European countries and colonies founded by
        them. See Civil law (above).
  
     Statute law, the law as stated in statutes or positive
        enactments of the legislative body.
  
     Sumptuary law. See under Sumptuary.
  
     To go to law, to seek a settlement of any matter by
        bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute
        some one.
  
     To take, or have, the law of, to bring the law to bear
        upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor. --Addison.
  
     Wager of law. See under Wager.
  
     Syn: Justice; equity.
  
     Usage: Law, Statute, Common law, Regulation, Edict,
            Decree. Law is generic, and, when used with
            reference to, or in connection with, the other words
            here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one
            who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a
            particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly
            enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action
            founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of
            justice. A regulation is a limited and often,
            temporary law, intended to secure some particular end
            or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a
            sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A
            decree is a permanent order either of a court or of
            the executive government. See Justice.

  Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a.
     1. (Mach. & Mech.)
        (a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
            which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
            or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
            through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
            as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
            friction clutch is not.
        (b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
            to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.

  Demonstration \Dem`on*stra"tion\, n. [L. demonstratio: cf. F.
     d['e]monstration.]
     1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof;
        especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt;
        indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.
  
              Those intervening ideas which serve to show the
              agreement of any two others are called ``proofs;''
              and where agreement or disagreement is by this means
              plainly and clearly perceived, it is called
              demonstration.                        --Locke.
  
     2. An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a
        manifestation; a show.
  
              Did your letters pierce the queen to any
              demonstration of grief?               --Shak.
  
              Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. --Prescott.
  
     3. (Anat.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or
        other anatomical preparation.
  
     4. (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement
        indicating an attack.
  
     5. (Logic) The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or
        the proof itself.
  
     6. (Math.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain
        result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; --
        these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously
        established propositions.
  
     Direct, or Positive, demonstration (Logic & Math.), one
        in which the correct conclusion is the immediate sequence
        of reasoning from axiomatic or established premises; --
        opposed to
  
     Indirect, or Negative, demonstration (called also
        reductio ad absurdum), in which the correct conclusion
        is an inference from the demonstration that any other
        hypothesis must be incorrect.

  Positive \Pos"i*tive\, n.
     1. That which is capable of being affirmed; reality. --South.
  
     2. That which settles by absolute appointment.
  
     3. (Gram.) The positive degree or form.
  
     4. (Photog.) A picture in which the lights and shades
        correspond in position with those of the original, instead
        of being reversed, as in a negative. --R. Hunt.
  
     5. (Elec.) The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic
        cell.

  Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
     positivus. See Position.]
     1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
        fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. ``Positive
        good.'' --Bacon.
  
     2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
        changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
        to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
        depends on the different tastes individuals.
  
     3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
        expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
        declaration or promise.
  
              Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
              King Edward's son.                    --Bacon.
  
     4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
        qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
        circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
        compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
        decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
        positive proof. ``'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions.''
        --Shak.
  
     5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
        arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
  
              In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
              that which is positive, not so.       --Hooker.
  
     6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
        overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
  
              Some positive, persisting fops we know, That, if
              once wrong, will needs be always.     --Pope.
  
     7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
        positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
  
     8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
        the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
        lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
  
     9. (Chem.)
        (a) Electro-positive.
        (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
            negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
            radicals.
  
     Positive crystals (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in
        which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is
        greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is
        refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz
        and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which
        this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,
        tourmaline, etc.
  
     Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
        adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
        relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
  
     Positive electricity (Elec), the kind of electricity which
        is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which
        appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the
        plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --
        formerly called vitreous electricity; -- opposed to
        negative electricity.
  
     Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
  
     Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
  
     Positive motion (Mach.), motion which is derived from a
        driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by
        direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor
        by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.
  
     Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
  
     Positive pole.
        (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields
            positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to
            negative pole.
        (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]
  
     Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
        affected by the sign plus [+].
  
     Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
  
     Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
        or addition.

  positive
       adj 1: characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or
              certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews
              were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive
              demand" [ant: negative, neutral]
       2: having a positive electric charge; "protons are positive"
          [syn: electropositive] [ant: negative, neutral]
       3: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"
          [syn: plus]
       4: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or
          pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" [syn: confirming]
          [ant: negative]
       5: formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" [syn: prescribed]
       6: impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of
          the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an
          irrefutable argument" [syn: incontrovertible, irrefutable]
       7: of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers";
          "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" [syn: positivist,
           positivistic]
       8: greater than zero; "positive numbers"
       9: marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure
          materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak
          to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he
          gets" [syn: cocksure, overconfident]
       10: persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to
           their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying";
           "was confident he would win" [syn: convinced(p), positive(p),
            confident(p)]
       11: granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable
           reply"; "a positive answer" [syn: favorable]
       n : a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond
           to those of the original subject

  positive
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 θετικός, καλό ή χρήσιμο
     2 θετικός, εκφράζει συμφωνία ή υποστήριξη
     3 θετικός, για κάτι που παράγει ένα επιτυχημένο αποτέλεσμα
     4 θετικός, για μια επιστημονική εξέταση που δείχνει σαφή στοιχεία ότι
  υπάρχει μια συγκεκριμένη ουσία ή ιατρική κατάσταση
     5 (''όχι πριν από το ουσιαστικό'') σίγουρος, θετικός, είμαι απόλυτα
  σίγουρος ότι κάτι είναι σωστό ή αλήθεια
     6 (ετ γραμματική en) θετικός, για μια πρόταση που εκφράζει κάτι που
  είναι αληθινό
     7 (ετ μαθηματικά en) θετικός, αριθμός μεγαλύτερος από το μηδέν
     8 (ετ ηλεκτρολογία en) θετικός, περιέχει ή παράγει το είδος του
  ηλεκτρισμού που μεταφέρεται από ένα πρωτόνιο

  positive
     Danish a.
     (inflection of da positiv  def s ; p)
     French a.
     (adj form of fr positif  f s)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr positiver  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it positivo  f p)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (adj form of nb positiv  def s)
     2 (adj form of nb positiv  p)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: positivar)

  Positive
     German n.
     (inflection of de Positiv  nom//acc//gen p)

  positive
     a.
     1 Not negative or neutral.
     2 (lb en law) Formally lay down. (from the 14th c.)
     n.
     1 A thing capable of being affirmed; something real or actual.
     2 A favourable point or characteristic.
     3 Something having a positive value in physics, such as an electric
  charge.
     4 (lb en grammar) A degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
     5 (lb en grammar) An adjective or adverb in the positive degree.
     6 (lb en photography) A positive image; one that displays true colors
  and shades, as opposed to a negative.
     7 The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell.
     8 A positive result of a test.

  positive
     Danish a.
     (inflection of da positiv  def s ; p)
     French a.
     (adj form of fr positif  f s)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr positiver  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it positivo  f p)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (adj form of nb positiv  def s)
     2 (adj form of nb positiv  p)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: positivar)

  Positive
     German n.
     (inflection of de Positiv  nom//acc//gen p)

  positive
     Danish a.
     (inflection of da positiv  def s ; p)
     French a.
     (adj form of fr positif  f s)
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr positiver  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Italian a.
     (adj form of it positivo  f p)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (adj form of nb positiv  def s)
     2 (adj form of nb positiv  p)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: positivar)

  Positive
     German n.
     (inflection of de Positiv  nom//acc//gen p)

  positive
     Italia a.
     (it-a-taivm  positiv e)
     Ranska a.
     (fr-a-taivm posit ive)
     Saksa a.
     (de-a-taivm positiv e)

  positive
     Engelska a.
     1 positiv; optimistisk
     2 (tagg matematik språk=en) positiv; större än noll
     Franska a.
     (böjning fr adj positif)
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb positiver)

  Positive
     Tyska n.
     (böjning de subst Positiv)

  positive
     a.
     (böjning sv adj positiv)

  Positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  إيجابي

  positive //ˈpɑzɪtɪv// //ˈpɒzɪtɪv// 
  1. положителен 2.
  grammar: describing the primary sense
   3.
  mathematics: greater than zero
   4.
  not negative or neutral
  2. самоуверен
  overconfident, dogmatic
  3. реален
  philosophy: actual, real, concrete
  4. позитивен
  photography: of a visual image true to the original
  5. определен
  stated definitively and without qualification

  positive //ˈpɑzɪtɪv// //ˈpɒzɪtɪv// 
  позитив
  photography: a positive image

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/ 
  pozitiv

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  příznivý

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/ 
  klad

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  pozitivní

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  klad

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/ 
  kladný

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  pozitiv

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/ 
  positif 

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  Positiv  [photo.]

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  formschlüssig  [techn.]
        "positive engagement brake"  - formschlüssige Bremse
     Synonyms: positive-locking, interlocking, form-fit, having positive fit
  
   see: positive clutch, positive safety, positive shedding
  

  Positive! /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
   [Am.] Ja, sicher!
   see: for sure
  

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  positiv 
   see: more positive, most positive
  

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  positiv  [math.]

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  
  θετικός

  positive //ˈpɑzɪtɪv// //ˈpɒzɪtɪv// 
  1. myönteinen, rakentava
  characterised by constructiveness
  2. positiivinen 2.
  characterised by features which support a hypothesis
   3.
  photography: of a visual image true to the original
   4.
  New Age jargon: good, desirable, healthful, pleasant, enjoyable
   5.
  slang: HIV positive
  3. todellinen 2.
  characterised by the existence rather than absence of qualities or features
   3.
  philosophy: actual, real, concrete
  4. absoluuttinen
  derived from an object by itself; absolute
  5. kokonainen, todellinen, varsinainen
  downright, entire, outright
  6. varma
  fully assured in opinion, confident
  7. perusasteinen, perusmuotoinen
  grammar: describing the primary sense
  8. positiivinen, myönteinen 2.
  legal: formally laid down
   3.
  favorable, desirable
   4.
  mathematics: greater than zero
   5.
  physics: having more protons than electrons
  9. positiivinen, myönteinen, optimistinen
  optimistic
  10. itsevarma
  overconfident, dogmatic
  11. vakuuttava, varma
  stated definitively and without qualification

  positive //ˈpɑzɪtɪv// //ˈpɒzɪtɪv// 
  1. etu, hyvä puoli, myönteinen asia
  favourable point or characteristic
  2. positiivi, perusaste
  grammar: degree of comparison
  3. positiivi
  photography: a positive image
  4. tosiasia
  thing capable of being affirmed
  5. positiivinen luku, positiivinen suure
  thing having a positive value

  positive /pɔzətiv/
  positif

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/ 
  1. सकारात्मक
        "Rahul is more positive while dealing with the petroleum."
  2. निश्चयात्मक
        "We have no positive evidence of her involvement."
  3. पक्का
        "Are you absolutely positive that it was after midnight?"
  4. प्रभावयुक्त
        "The test get a positive reaction."
  5. सुनिश्चित
        "It was a positive miracle that we arrived on time."
  6. धनात्मक
        "'+' is a positive sign in mathematics."

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  istinit, određen, očigledan, pozitiv, pozitivan, pozitivna, pozitivne, prvi stupanj, samouvjeren, siguran, stvaran, ustanovljen

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  1. pozitív
  2. kifejezett
  3. tényeken alapuló
  4. pozitív kép
  5. alapfokú (melléknév)
  6. igenlô
  7. állító
  8. valós
  9. alapfok (melléknévé)
  10. biztos
  11. határozott
  12. feltétlen
  13. pozitív fénykép
  14. pozitív mennyiség
  15. tényleges
  16. diapozitív
  17. helyeslô

  positive //ˈpɑzɪtɪv// //ˈpɒzɪtɪv// 
  1. 明確
  legal: formally laid down
  2. 正
  mathematics: greater than zero

  positive //ˈpɑzɪtɪv// //ˈpɒzɪtɪv// 
  1. ポジティブ
  2. ポジフィルム, 陽画
  photography: a positive image

  positive /pɔzətiv/
  1. constructief, positief
  2. stellende trap

  positive /ˈpɒzɪtɪv/
  I.   1.  absolutnie pewny (about - co do)
   2.  [postawa]  pozytywny
   3.  [dowód]  przekonujący, definitywny
   4.  [próba, liczba]  dodatni
   5.  [o cesze]  zdecydowany
   6.  [gram]  stopień równy, równy
  II.   1.  [mat]  liczba dodatnia
   2.  [fot]  pozytyw

  positive /pɔzətiv/
  positivo, real

  positive //ˈpɑzɪtɪv// //ˈpɒzɪtɪv// 
  1. absolut
  derived from an object by itself; absolute
  2. säker, övertygad
  fully assured in opinion, confident
  3. positiv 2.
  legal: formally laid down
   3.
  characterised by features which support a hypothesis
   4.
  favorable, desirable
   5.
  mathematics: greater than zero
   6.
  physics: having more protons than electrons
   7.
  grammar: describing the primary sense
   8.
  photography: of a visual image true to the original
   9.
  optimistic
  4. tvärsäker
  overconfident, dogmatic
  5. faktisk, reell, verklig
  philosophy: actual, real, concrete

  positive //ˈpɑzɪtɪv// //ˈpɒzɪtɪv// 
  positiv 2.
  grammar: degree of comparison
   3.
  photography: a positive image

  positive /pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/
  1. kesin, kati, mutlak
  2. olumlu, müspet
  3. gerçek, hakiki
  4. esaslı
  5. şüphesiz, muhakkak
  6. sarih, açık, vazıh
  7. gerekli
  8. emin
  9. (mat.) sıfırdan büyük, pozitif
  10. (elek.) müspet, çekici
  11. (kim.) kalevi
  12. (foto.) müspet
  13. (gram.) müspet
  14. (tıb.) bir madde, durum veya hastalığın varolduğunu gösteren
  15. müspet derece, sarih sıfat
  16. ışıkları ve gölgeleri tabii halde gösteren fotoğraf
  17. müspet elektrik akımı
  18. kesin şey, kati şey. positive assertion kesin ifade. positive electricity pozitif elektrik akımı. positive proof kesin delil. positive (sig.)n toplam işareti, artı, zait, (+) a positive nuisance tam bela. positively  muhakkak
  19. katiyetle, kesin olarak positiveness  katiyet, kesinlik.

  
/poˈziːtiːfə/

  
/ˈpɑzətɪv/

  POSITIVE. Express; absolute; not doubtful. This word is frequently used in 
  composition. 
       2. A positive condition is where the thing which is the subject of it 
  must happen; as, if I marry. It is opposed to a negative condition, which is 
  where the thing which is the subject of it must not happen; as, if I do not 
  marry. 
       3. A positive fraud is the intentional and successful employment of any 
  cunning, deception or artifice, to circumvent, cheat, or deceive another. 1 
  Story, Eq. Sec. 186; Dig. 4, 3, 1, 2; Dig. 2, 14, 7, 9. It is cited in 
  opposition to constructive fraud. (q.v.) 
       4. Positive evidence is that which, if believed, establishes the truth 
  or falsehood of a fact in issue, and does not arise from any presumption. It 
  is distinguished from circumstantial evidence. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 3057. 
  
  

  371 Moby Thesaurus words for "positive":
     Ditto copy, Photostat, Xerox, Xerox copy, absolute, accented,
     accentuated, accordant, actual, admitting no exception,
     affirmative, affirmatory, agreeable, agreeing, aidful, algorismic,
     algorithmic, aliquot, all-out, answerable, apodictic, arbitrary,
     arrant, arrogant, assertative, assertional, assertive, assured,
     at one, auspicious, authentic, believing, beneficial, bigoted,
     blind, blowup, blueprint, bound, cardinal, categorical, certain,
     cheerful, classical, clear, clear and distinct, clear as day,
     clear-cut, cocksure, coexistent, coexisting, coherent, coincident,
     coinciding, commensurate, compatible, complete, complimentary,
     conceited, conclusive, concordant, concurring, conducive,
     confident, confirming, conformable, congenial, congruent,
     congruous, consentaneous, consentient, consistent, consonant,
     constructive, consummate, contact print, contact printing,
     contributory, convinced, convincing, cooperating, cooperative,
     correspondent, corresponding, crass, cyanotype, de facto, deaf,
     decided, decimal, decisive, declarative, declaratory, definite,
     definitive, despotic, determinate, determined, devout, dictatorial,
     differential, digital, doctrinaire, doctrinarian, dogmatic,
     dogmatizing, doubtless, downright, egregious, emphasized, emphatic,
     en rapport, encouraging, energetic, enlargement, enthusiastic,
     entire, equivalent, even, explicit, exponential, express, factual,
     faithful, favorable, fideistic, figural, figurate, figurative,
     final, finite, firm, fixed, flagrant, flat, flat-out, for real,
     forceful, forcible, fractional, functional, furthersome, genuine,
     glaring, global, glossy, good for, gross, hard, hard-nosed,
     harmonious, hectograph copy, helpful, historical, hologram,
     honest-to-God, hubristic, imaginary, impair, imperious, implicit,
     impossible, impress, impressed with, impression, in accord,
     in agreement, in rapport, in red letters, in sync,
     in synchronization, inaccordance, inappealable, incontestable,
     incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, ineluctable,
     inevitable, infinite, inharmony, integral, intolerable, irrational,
     irrefutable, italicized, lantern slide, like-minded, logarithmic,
     logometric, matte, matter-of-fact, microcopy, microprint,
     mimeograph copy, minus, necessary, negative, numeral, numerary,
     numerative, numeric, obdurate, obstinate, odd, of a piece,
     of like mind, of one mind, offprint, on all fours, opinionated,
     opinionative, opinioned, optimistic, oracular, ordinal,
     out-and-out, outright, overconfident, oversure, overweening, pair,
     peremptory, perfect, perfectly sure, persuaded, persuasive,
     photocopy, photograph, photogravure, photostatic copy, pietistic,
     pigheaded, pious, pistic, plus, pointed, poised, pompous,
     pontifical, positivistic, possible, practical, pragmatical,
     precious, predestined, predetermined, predicational, predicative,
     prime, print, productive, profitable, profound,
     projection printing, promising, pronounced, pronunciative, proof,
     proper, propitious, proportionate, proud, punctuated, radical,
     rank, rational, real, realistic, reasonable, reassured, reassuring,
     reciprocal, reconcilable, regular, reliable, remedial, reprint,
     round, salutary, satisfied, secure, self-assured, self-confident,
     self-consistent, self-important, self-opinionated, self-opinioned,
     self-reliant, semi-matte, serviceable, shattering, sheer, shocking,
     slide, sold on, sound, specific, stark, stark-staring, starred,
     stat, straight, straight-out, stressed, stubborn, submultiple,
     substantial, superlative, supportive, surd, sure, sure-enough,
     surpassing, symbiotic, synchronized, synchronous, the veriest,
     therapeutic, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, transcendental,
     transparency, true, unafraid, unambiguous, unanimous, unbearable,
     uncircumscribed, unconditional, unconditioned, unconscionable,
     uncontestable, uncontested, undeniable, under the impression,
     underlined, underscored, undoubtful, undoubting, unequivocal,
     unfaltering, unhampered, unhesitating, uniform, unisonant,
     unisonous, univocal, unlimited, unmistakable, unmitigated,
     unpersuadable, unqualified, unquestionable, unquestioned,
     unquestioning, unrelieved, unreserved, unrestricted, unspoiled,
     unwaivable, unwavering, upbeat, useful, utilitarian, utter,
     veritable, whole, without exception, without reserve, yes
  
  

  a. 肯定的,积极的,绝对的;

     a.
  确实的,明确的;积极的,肯定的;正的,阳性的;完全的十足的
     n. 正片