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  minus
       
          -
       
          Common: dash; ITU-T: hyphen; ITU-T: minus.  Rare:
          INTERCAL: worm; option; dak; bithorpe.
       
       

  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Something between an affirmative bow and a negative
              shake.                                --Dickens.
        [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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There in another way of denying Christ, . . . which
              is negative, when we do not acknowledge and confess
              him.                                  --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Logic) Asserting absence of connection between a subject
        and a predicate; as, a negative proposition.
        [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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Chem.) Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contrasted with
        positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: This word, derived from electro-negative, is now
           commonly used in a more general sense, when acidiferous
           is the intended signification.
           [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]

  Minus \Mi"nus\, a. [L. See Minor, and cf. Mis- pref. from
     the French.] (Math.)
     Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus
     quantity.
  
     Minus sign (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less,
        prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be
        subtracted. See Negative sign, under Negative.

  Negative \Neg"a*tive\, 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.
  
              If thou wilt confess, Or else be impudently
              negative.                             --Shak.
  
              Denying me any power of a negative voice. --Eikon
                                                    Basilike.
  
              Something between an affirmative bow and a negative
              shake.                                --Dickens.
  
     2. Not positive; without affirmative statement or
        demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of
        something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative
        morality; negative criticism.
  
              There in another way of denying Christ, . . . which
              is negative, when we do not acknowledge and confess
              him.                                  --South.
  
     3. (Logic) Asserting absence of connection between a subject
        and a predicate; as, a negative proposition.
  
     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.
  
     5. (Chem.) Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contracted with
        positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative.
  
     Note: This word, derived from electro-negative, is now
           commonly used in a more general sense, when acidiferous
           is the intended signification.
  
     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.

  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" [syn: negative]
       n : 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" [syn: subtraction]

  minus
     Γαλλικά n.
     άνθρωπος ανίκανος ή ανόητος
     Λατινικά adv.
     λιγότερο

  minus
     Crimean Tatar n.
     minus#English
     Czech adv.
     (l en minus)
     Czech n.
     (l en minus)
     German adv.
     (lb de mathematics) minus, less
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la minor  nom//acc//voc n s)
     Latin adv.
     (comparative of la paulum POS=adverb)
     Norwegian Nynorsk adv.
     (l en minus)
     Romanian adv.
     (l en minus)
     Romanian n.
     (l en minus)
     Swedish n.
     n minus sign, minus#English
     Swedish prep.
     n (lb sv mathematics) (l en minus)

  Minus
     n.
     (surname: en).

  minus
     a.
     1 Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction.
  (from 18th c.)
     2 That is below zero by (a specified amount) on a scale. (from 19th
  c.)
     3 (lb en colloquial obsolete) Worse off than before; out of pocket.
  (19th c.)
     4 (lb en postpositive) rank just below (a designated rating). (from
  19th c.)
     n.
     1 (lb en mathematics) The minus sign (−). (from 16th c.)
     2 (lb en mathematics) A negative quantity. (from 18th c.)
     3 A downside or disadvantage. (from 20th c.)
     prep.
     1 (lb en mathematics) Made less or reduced by (i: followed by an
  expression of number or quantity). (from 15th c.)
     2 (lb en informal) without; deprived of. (from 19th c.)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive colloquial) To subtract. (from 20th c.)

  Minus
     n.
     (surname: en).

  minus
     Czech adv.
     (l en minus)
     Czech n.
     (l en minus)
     Esperanto a.
     (l en minus)
     Esperanto conj.
     (l en minus)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la minor  nom//acc//voc n s)
     Latin adv.
     (comparative of la paulum POS=adverb)
     Norwegian Nynorsk adv.
     (l en minus)
     Romanian adv.
     (l en minus)
     Romanian n.
     (l en minus)
     Swedish n.
     n minus sign, minus#English
     Swedish prep.
     n (lb sv mathematics) (l en minus)

  Minus
     n.
     (surname: en).

  minus
     Czech adv.
     (l en minus)
     Czech n.
     (l en minus)
     Esperanto a.
     (l en minus)
     Esperanto conj.
     (l en minus)
     Interlingua adv.
     less (lb ia used to form comparatives)
     Norwegian Bokmål adv.
     (l en minus)
     Polish n.
     #English, minus sign

  Minus
     n.
     (surname: en).

  minus
     Romania n.
     miinus
     Ruotsi n.
     1 miinusmerkki
     2 vähennys, tappio, puute
     3 heikkous, epäkohta

  minus
     Tyska adv.
     #Svenska

  Minus
     Tyska n.
     minus

  minus
     adv.
     utan; borttaget från vad som räknas som normalt eller förväntat
     n.
     1 något negativt
     2 (tagg matematik vardagligt) minustecken, tecknet "−", som
  avser subtraktion
     3 (tagg matematik vardagligt) räknesättet/operationen subtraktion
     4 (tagg matematik vardagligt) om negativa tal, något som är mindre än
  noll

  minus /mˈiːnʊs/ 
   [math.] minus 

  minus /mˈiːnʊs/ 
  minus , negative 

  Minus /ˈmiːnʊs/ 
  minus
  ohne Plural: Fehlendes bei einer Abrechnung

  minus /mˈiːnʊs/
  kêm

  Minus /mˈiːnʊs/
  deficit, tekort

  Minus /ˈmiːnʊs/ 
  1. déficit
  ohne Plural: Fehlendes bei einer Abrechnung
  2. desventaja
  ohne Plural: durch einen Mangel hervorgerufener Nachteil

  minus /ˈmiːnʊs/ 
  menos
  Mathematik: kleiner als Null

  minus /ˈmiːnʊs/ 
  menos
  weniger

  Minus /ˈmiːnʊs/ 
  minus 2.
  ohne Plural: Fehlendes bei einer Abrechnung
   3.
  ohne Plural: durch einen Mangel hervorgerufener Nachteil
   4.
  (mathematisches) Zeichen für minus in Form eines waagerechten Striches

  minus /ˈmiːnʊs/ 
  minus
  Mathematik: kleiner als Null

  minus /ˈmiːnʊs/ 
  minus
  weniger

  minus /mˈiːnʊs/
  eksi

  Minus /mˈaɪnəs/
  ناقص

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  отрицателен
  negative

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  минус
  mathematics: less

  minus /mˈaɪnəs/
  minus

  minus /mˈaɪnəs/
  minus  [math.]

  minus /mˈaɪnəs/
  minus 
     Synonym: negative
  

  minus /mˈaɪnəs/
  
  μείον, πλην

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  1. negatiivinen
  negative
  2. miinus, pakkanen
  on the negative part of a scale
  3. miinus, miikka
  ranking just below a designated rating

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  miinus
  downside or disadvantage

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  miinus, pois
  mathematics: less

  minus /mainəs/
  moins

  minus /mˈaɪnəs/ 
  1. के~बिना
        "Life minus troubles would not be life either."
  2. घटा
        "Four minus eight makes four."

  minus /mˈaɪnəs/
  bez, lišen, manje, minus, negativan, oduzimanje, umanjen za, umanjena

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  1. 負
  negative
  2. マイナス
  on the negative part of a scale

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  マイナス, 負
  mathematics: negative quantity

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  引く
  mathematics: less

  minus /mainəs/
  min, minus

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  negativ
  negative

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  minus
  mathematics: less

  minus /ˈmaɪnəs/
  I.    minus
  II.    odjąć
  III.  minus sign /ˈmaɪnəs saɪn/   znak odejmowania

  minus /mˈaɪnəs/  
  1. menos, sinal de menos

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  1. negativ
  negative
  2. minus 2.
  on the negative part of a scale
   3.
  ranking just below a designated rating

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  1. minus, brist
  downside or disadvantage
  2. negativ kvantitet
  mathematics: negative quantity

  minus //ˈmaɪnəs// 
  minus
  mathematics: less

  minus /mˈaɪnəs/
  1. (mat.) eksi, nakıs
  2. (k. dili) sıfır, hiç. a minus quantity sıfırdan aşağı miktar
  3. menfi miktar. minus seven degrees Centigrade nakış yedi, sıfırın altında yedi derece. minus sign eksi işareti.

  minus /mˈaɪnəs/
  1. (edat) eksi, çıkarsa. He is minus his hat şapkası yok şapkasızdır. Three minus one equals two üçten bir çıkarsa iki kalır.

  minus /mˈinus/
  minus

  minus /mˈinus/
  minus

  minus /mˈinus/
  minus

  minus /minˈys/ 
  bitouz (bitouzed /(en)baɪtˈuːzd(fr)/)

  minus /minˈys/ 
  bitous

  minus /mˈinʊs/
  minus

  minus 
  weniger

  minus /mˈɪnʊs/
  fewer, less

  minus /minɵs/
  minus

  minus /minɵs/
  moins

  minus
  minus

  minus
  minus

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  1. Minus
  (termin typograficzny) znak oznaczający odejmowanie lub wartość poniżej zera;
  2. Nachteil
  ujemna cecha czegoś

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  except, minus
  oprócz, z wyjątkiem

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  1. minus
  (termin typograficzny) znak oznaczający odejmowanie lub wartość poniżej zera;
  2. disadvantage, drawback, shortcoming
  ujemna cecha czegoś

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  miinus
  oprócz, z wyjątkiem

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  miinus
  (termin typograficzny) znak oznaczający odejmowanie lub wartość poniżej zera;

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  引く
  oprócz, z wyjątkiem

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  引く
  (termin typograficzny) znak oznaczający odejmowanie lub wartość poniżej zera;

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  min
  oprócz, z wyjątkiem

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  min
  (termin typograficzny) znak oznaczający odejmowanie lub wartość poniżej zera;

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  minus
  oprócz, z wyjątkiem

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  1. minus
  (termin typograficzny) znak oznaczający odejmowanie lub wartość poniżej zera;
  2. ulempe
  ujemna cecha czegoś

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  eksi
  oprócz, z wyjątkiem

  minus /ˈmʲĩnus/ 
  eksi
  (termin typograficzny) znak oznaczający odejmowanie lub wartość poniżej zera;

  minus /mˈiːnʉs/ 
  минус
  nackdel

  minus /mˈiːnʉs/ 
  minus
  utan

  minus /mˈiːnʉs/ 
  Minuspunkt
  nackdel

  minus /mˈiːnʉs/ 
  μείον
  nackdel

  minus /mˈiːnʉs/ 
  ひく
  utan

  minus /mˈiːnʉs/ 
  минус
  nackdel

  
/ˈmaɪnəs/

  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
  
  

  n. 负号;
  a. 减的,负的,阴性的;
  prep. 减,缺;

  Minus
     n. 负号,不足
     a. 减的,负的,阴性的
     prep. 减,缺