What does minus mean?
Definitions for minus
ˈmaɪ nəsmi·nus
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Princeton's WordNet
subtraction, minus(adj)
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"
minus(adj)
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
"minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus"
minus, negative(adj)
involving disadvantage or harm
"minus (or negative) factors"
GCIDE
minus(n.)
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.
Wiktionary
minus(Noun)
A minus sign (u2212).
Etymology: From the neuter form of .
minus(Noun)
A negative quantity.
Etymology: From the neuter form of .
minus(Noun)
A defect or deficiency.
Etymology: From the neuter form of .
minus(Adjective)
Negative.
a minus number
Etymology: From the neuter form of .
minus(Adjective)
On the negative part of a scale.
minus seven degrees
Etymology: From the neuter form of .
minus(Adjective)
Ranking just below a designated rating.
He got a grade of B minus for his essay.
Etymology: From the neuter form of .
minus(Conjunction)
Difference of the previous number from the following number.
seven minus two is five
Etymology: From the neuter form of .
minus(Preposition)
without.
I walked out minus my coat.
Etymology: From the neuter form of .
Webster Dictionary
Minus(adj)
less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus quantity
Etymology: [L. See Minor, and cf. Mis- pref. from the French.]
Freebase
Minus
Minus or M-nus is a recording label based in Berlin, Germany and Windsor, Canada. It was created in 1998 by Richie Hawtin when Plus 8, a label previously created by Hawtin, was put on hold. By 2005, M-nus was releasing 2 to 3 CDs and 12 to 14 records per year. As Hawtin said of the scaling down to a smaller label, "You learn better who you are, what you are, and how to better present that and present it creatively. With Minus, we wanted to slow it down and try new things…" In 2011 Hawtin's music technology company Liine released Remiix Minus, a remix-app for iOS which enables fans to recombine loops and samples from Minus artists.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Minus
mī′nus, adj. less: less than nothing or less than zero: deficient in respect of, deprived of, without.—n. an amount less than nothing: the sign (-) before quantities requiring to be subtracted.—n. Minus′cūle, a semi-uncial cursive script, originated by the monks in the 7th-9th centuries: any small or lower-case letter as distinguished from a capital or Majuscule.—adj. small, of a letter: written in minuscule. [L., neuter of minor, less.]
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Rank popularity for the word 'minus' in Written Corpus Frequency: #901
Anagrams for minus »
in sum, munis
In sum
Munis
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of minus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of minus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of minus in a Sentence
Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich:
The only minus is the external political uncertainty, but money is more important for companies than this consideration.
It was a starry night, around minus 8 or minus 10 degrees Celsius (14 or 17 Fahrenheit) outside, we took our clothes off and were halfway across the Sola River when I heard the siren... Ice floes surrounded us.
It will be going into service plus or minus April 1.
A politician plus zero is not equal to zero; it is something minus!
Everyone's a threat, we're done trusting people. We're done with being pushed over. We finally managed to scrape our family back together somewhat, minus Jon Snow.
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- ناقص, سالبArabic
- menysCatalan, Valencian
- mínusCzech
- MinusGerman
- αρνητικός, μείον, πληνGreek
- minusEsperanto
- menos, negativoSpanish
- miinus, negatiivinenFinnish
- négative, moins, négatifFrench
- menosGalician
- מינוס, פחותHebrew
- բացասական, հանած, մինուսArmenian
- kurangIndonesian
- neikvæður, sem lýtur að frádrætti, minni en núll, frádráttar, mínus, neikvæð tala, ókostur, tala sem er minni en núllIcelandic
- negativa, meno, negativoItalian
- 負, マイナス, 引くJapanese
- 빼다Korean
- min, negatief, negatieveDutch
- negativ, minusNorwegian
- ujemny, minusPolish
- negativo, menosPortuguese
- минус, недостаток, с минусом, отрицательный, отрицательная величинаRussian
- negativ kvantitet, minus, negativ, bristSwedish
- eksiTurkish
- منفىUrdu
- 減Chinese
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