mi·nus

(mī′nəs)

prep.

1. Mathematics Reduced by the subtraction of; less: Ten minus four is six.

2. Informal Without: I went to work minus my ID.

adj.

1. Mathematics Negative or on the negative part of a scale: a minus value; minus five degrees.

2. Ranking on the lower end of a designated scale: a grade of A minus.

1. Mathematics

a. The minus sign (-).

b. A negative quantity.

2. A deficiency or defect.

[Middle English, from Latin minus, neuter of minor, less; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]

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minus

(ˈmaɪnəs)

prep

1. (Mathematics) reduced by the subtraction of: four minus two (written 4 – 2).

2. informal deprived of; lacking: minus the trimmings, that hat would be ordinary.

adj

3. (Mathematics)

a. indicating or involving subtraction: a minus sign.

b. Also: negative having a value or designating a quantity less than zero: a minus number.

4. (Mathematics) on the negative part of a scale or coordinate axis: a value of minus 40°C.

5. involving a disadvantage, harm, etc: a minus factor.

6. (Education) (postpositive) education slightly below the standard of a particular grade: he received a B minus for his essay.

7. (Botany) botany designating the strain of a fungus that can only undergo sexual reproduction with a plus strain

8. (Electronics) denoting a negative electric charge

9. (Mathematics) short for minus sign

10. (Mathematics) a negative quantity

11. a disadvantage, loss, or deficit

12. informal something detrimental or negative

Mathematical symbol: –

[C15: from Latin, neuter of minor]

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mi•nus

(ˈmaɪ nəs)

prep.

1. less by the subtraction of: Ten minus six is four.

2. lacking or without: a book minus a page.

adj.

3. involving or noting subtraction.

4. algebraically negative: a minus quantity.

5. just below: to get a C minus on a test.

6. minus sign.

7. a minus quantity.

8. a deficiency or loss.

[1300–50; Middle English < Latin, neuter of minor less]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	minus - 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" subtraction arithmetic operation - a mathematical operation involving numbers
Adj.	1.	minus - on the negative side or lower end of a scale; "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus" plus - on the positive side or higher end of a scale; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus"
	2.	minus - involving disadvantage or harm; "minus (or negative) factors" negative disadvantageous - constituting a disadvantage

minus

preposition without, lacking, deprived of, bereft of, destitute of He was left jobless, and minus his life savings.

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minus

noun

An unfavorable condition, circumstance, or characteristic:

detriment, disadvantage, drawback, handicap.

Translations

إشارة ناقِص -نَاقِصٌناقِصناقِص صِفْر

mínuszápornýbezméněminus

minusminus-minustegn

minus Minuszeichen

μείον πλην αρνητική αρνητικό αρνητικός

menos negativo

miinusnegatiivinen

moins négatif négative

manje

mínuszjel

mínusneikvæî talafrádráttarmerki, mínustákn

meno negativa negativo senza brutto voto

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...을 뺀

minusasneigiamas

mīnusmīnuss, mīnusa zīmenegatīvs, ar mīnusa zīmi

min minus

minus minustegn negativ tall under null

bez

menos negativo

минус недостаток без

minus

minusnegativbrist

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eksieksi işareti

trừ

减去减号没有负的

minus

[ˈmaɪnəs]

A. PREP

1. → menos
nine minus six → nueve menos seis

2. (= without, deprived of) → sin
he appeared minus his trousers → apareció sin pantalón

B. ADJ [number] → negativo
it's minus 20 outside → fuera hace una temperatura de 20 bajo cero
I got a B minus for my French → me pusieron un notable bajo en francés

C. N (= sign) → signo m menos; (= amount) → cantidad f negativa

D. CPD minus sign N → signo m menos

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minus

[ˈmaɪnəs]

(also minus sign) → moins m
If you put a minus in front of the amount, then it becomes negative → Si tu mets un moins devant la quantité, elle devient négative.

(= disadvantage) → inconvénient m
The minuses far outweigh the possible gain → Les inconvénients dépassent de loin le gain possible.

prep

(followed by number) → moins
16 minus 3 is 13 → Seize moins trois égale treize.
minus 24 → moins 24
It's minus two degrees outside → Il fait moins deux dehors.
plus or minus five per cent → plus ou moins cinq pour cent

(= without) → sans
He arrived minus his luggage → Il est arrivé sans ses bagages.

(= no longer containing) → moins
He found his bumbag, minus his money → Il a retrouvé sa banane, moins son argent.

minus

prep

→ minus, weniger; £100 minus taxes → £ 100 abzüglich (der) Steuern

(= without, deprived of) → ohne; he returned from the war minus an arm → er kam mit einem Arm weniger aus dem Krieg zurück

adj → Minus-; quantity, value → negativ; minus point → Minuspunkt m; minus temperatures → Minustemperaturen pl, → Temperaturen pl → unter null; minus three degrees centigrade → drei Grad minus; an A minus (in grading) → eine Eins minus

(= sign) → Minus(zeichen) nt; two minuses make a plus → minus mal minus gibt plus; if the result is a minus … → wenn das Ergebnis negativ ist or eine negative Größe ist …

(= disadvantage) → Minus nt

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minus

[ˈmaɪnəs]

1. prep (Math) → meno (fam) (without) → senza

2. adj minus quantity (Math) → quantità f inv negativa
minus sign → (segno) meno inv

3. n → (segno) meno inv

minus

(ˈmainəs) preposition

used to show subtraction. Ten minus two equals eight (10 – 2 = 8).

noun

(also minus sign) a sign (–) used to show subtraction or negative quality.

adjective

negative or less than zero. a minus number; Twelve from ten equals minus two (10 – 12 = –2).

minus

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