minus
6 dictionary results for: Minus
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mi·nus 
[mahy-nuhs] Pronunciation Key
[mahy-nuhs] Pronunciation Key –preposition
–adjective
–noun
| 1. | less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four. |
| 2. | lacking or without: a book minus its title page. |
| 3. | involving or noting subtraction. |
| 4. | algebraically negative: a minus quantity. |
| 5. | less than; just below in quality: to get a C minus on a test. |
| 6. | Informal. having negative qualities or characteristics; inferior. |
| 7. | Mycology. (in heterothallic fungi) designating, in the absence of morphological differentiation, one of the two strains of mycelia that unite in the sexual process. |
| 8. | minus sign. |
| 9. | a minus quantity. |
| 10. | a deficiency or loss. |
| 11. | Informal. a person or thing with no apparent abilities, usefulness, etc.: The last applicant was a definite minus. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| mi·nus
(mī'nəs) Pronunciation Key
prep.
adj.
n.
[Middle English, from Latin minus, neuter of minor, less; see mei-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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minus
1481, "with subtraction of," from L. minus "less," neut. of minor "smaller," from PIE *mi-nu-, from base *mei- "small" (cf. Skt. miyate "diminishes, declines," Gk. meion "less, smaller," Rus. men'she "less," O.E. minsian "to diminish"). Mathematical use in expressions of calculation did not exist in classical L., and is probably from North Sea medieval commercial usage of L. plus and minus to indicate surplus or deficiency of weight or measure.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| minus | |
adjective | |
| 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" |
noun | |
| 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" [syn: subtraction] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
minus
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Common: dash; ITU-T: hyphen; ITU-T: minus. Rare: INTERCAL: worm; option; dak; bithorpe.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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