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13 dictionary results for: Neutral
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
neu·tral       [noo-truhl, nyoo-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
2.not aligned with or supporting any side or position in a controversy: The arbitrator was absolutely neutral.
3.of or belonging to a neutral state or party: neutral territory.
4.of no particular kind, characteristics, etc.; indefinite: a neutral personality that made no impression whatever; a sex-neutral job title.
5.(of a color or shade)
a.gray; without hue; of zero chroma; achromatic.
b.matching well with many or most other colors or shades, as white or beige.
6.Botany, Zoology. neuter.
7.not causing or reflecting a change in something: It is believed that the new tax law will be revenue neutral.
8.Chemistry. exhibiting neither acid nor alkaline qualities: neutral salts.
9.Physics.
a.(of a particle) having no charge.
b.(of an atom, molecule, collection of particles, fluid, or solid) having no net charge; electroneutral; not electrified.
c.not magnetized.
10.Phonetics. (of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue relaxed in a central position, as the a in alive; reduced.
–noun
11.a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
12.a citizen of a neutral nation during a war.
13.Machinery, Automotive. the position or state of disengaged gears or other interconnecting parts: in neutral.
14.a neutral color.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L neutrālis grammatically neuter. See neuter, -al1]

—Related forms
neu·tral·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 2. impartial, disinterested, dispassionate, uninvolved, unbiased.
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neu·tral       (nōō'trəl, nyōō'-)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Not aligned with, supporting, or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest.
  2. Belonging to neither side in a controversy: on neutral ground.
  3. Belonging to neither kind; not one thing or the other.
  4. Sexless; neuter.
  5. Chemistry
    1. Of or relating to a solution or compound that is neither acidic nor alkaline.
    2. Of or relating to a compound that does not ionize in solution.
    3. Of or relating to a particle, an object, or a system that has neither positive nor negative electric charge.
    4. Of or relating to a particle, object, or system that has a net electric charge of zero.
  6. Physics
    1. Of or relating to a particle, an object, or a system that has neither positive nor negative electric charge.
    2. Of or relating to a particle, object, or system that has a net electric charge of zero.
  7. Of or indicating a color, such as gray, black, or white, that lacks hue; achromatic.
  8. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue in a middle position, neither high nor low, as the a in around.

n.  
    1. A nation nonaligned with either side in a war.
    2. A citizen of such a nation.
  2. One who takes no side in a controversy: "I am by disposition one of life's neutrals, a human Switzerland" (John Gregory Dunne).
  3. A neutral hue.
  4. A position in which a set of gears is disengaged so that power cannot be transmitted.


[Middle English neuteral, from Old French neutral, from Latin neutrālis, grammatically neuter, from neuter, neutr-; see neuter.]

neu'tral·ly adv.
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Neu·tral       (nōō'trəl, nyōō'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. Neutral or Neu·trals
  1. A confederacy of Iroquoian-speaking Native American peoples formerly inhabiting the northern shore of Lake Erie. The Neutral were destroyed by the Iroquois in the mid-17th century.
  2. A member of this people.

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neutral 
c.1449 as a noun, "one who remains neutral," from M.Fr. neutral, from L. neutralis "of neuter gender," from neuter (see neuter). The adj. sense of "not taking sides in a fight" is 1549, probably from a similar meaning in M.L. Meaning "disengaged position in gear mechanisms" is from 1912. Neutral corner (1952) is from boxing.

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neutral

adjective
1. having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a neutral observer" [syn: impersonal] 
2. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" [syn: inert] 
3. not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest 
4. possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics [ant: positive, negative] 
5. having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white" [syn: achromatic] [ant: chromatic] 
6. lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a neutral personality that made no impression whatever" 
7. having no net electric charge 

noun
1. one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute 

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neutral       (n'trəl)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Neither acid nor alkaline.
  2. Having no inherent or net charge, especially electric charge.

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neutral neu·tral (n&oomacr;'trəl, ny&oomacr;'-)
adj.

  1. Belonging to neither kind; not one thing or the other; indifferent.
  2. Of or relating to a solution or compound that is neither acidic nor alkaline.
  3. Of or relating to a compound that does not ionize in solution.
  4. Of or relating to a particle, an object, or a system that has a net electric charge of zero.

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Neutral

1) A term that describes an option on a security or market that is neither bullish nor bearish.

2) A term that describes a person who is non-biased in the case of a dispute, such as an arbitrator.

Investopedia Commentary

If an investor has a neutral opinion, that is, he or she feels a security or index will neither increase nor decrease in value in the near future, the investor can undertake an option strategy that may profit despite the lack of movement in the underlying security.

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See also: Bear, Bull, Delta Neutral, Gamma Neutral, Index, Market Neutral, Option, Security

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neutral

  1. An investment opinion that is neither bullish nor bearish. A neutral opinion for an individual stock generally indicates the stock should not be purchased or sold.
  2. Of or relating to an investment position that is likely to produce the best results if the market does not exhibit a major upward or downward movement.

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Main Entry: neu·tral
Function: noun
: one that is neutral; specifically : an impartial person used in alternative dispute resolution to help resolve or to determine the matters in dispute

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Main Entry: neutral
Function: adjective
: not engaged on either side; specifically : not aligned with a political or ideological grouping —neu·tral·ly adjective —neu·tral·ness noun

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Neutral

Neu"tral\, a. [L. neutralis, fr. neuter. See Neuter.]

1. Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.

The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but constantly takes part one way or the other. --Shaftesbury.

2. Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not decided or pronounced.

Some things good, and some things ill, do seem, And neutral some, in her fantastic eye. --Sir J. Davies.

3. (Biol.) Neuter. See Neuter, a., 3.

4. (Chem.) Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with acid, and alkaline.

Neutral axis, Neutral surface (Mech.), that line or plane, in a beam under transverse pressure, at which the fibers are neither stretched nor compressed, or where the longitudinal stress is zero. See Axis.

Neutral equilibrium (Mech.), the kind of equilibrium of a body so placed that when moved slighty it neither tends to return to its former position not depart more widely from it, as a perfect sphere or cylinder on a horizontal plane.

Neutral salt (Chem.), a salt formed by the complete replacement of the hydrogen in an acid or base; in the former case by a positive or basic, in the latter by a negative or acid, element or radical.

Neutral tint, a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors, made by mixing indigo or other blue some warm color. the shades vary greatly.

Neutral vowel, the vowel element having an obscure and indefinite quality, such as is commonly taken by the vowel in many unaccented syllables. It is regarded by some as identical with the [u^] in up, and is called also the natural vowel, as unformed by art and effort. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 17.

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Neutral

Neu"tral\, n. A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is neutral.

The neutral, as far as commerce extends, becomes a party in the war. --R. G. Harper.

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