minus (redirected from minuses)

mi·nus  (mns)

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.

n.

1. Mathematics

a. The minus sign (-).

b. A negative quantity.

2. A deficiency or defect.

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[Middle English, from Latin minus, neuter of minor, less; see mei-² in Indo-European roots.]

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minus

prep

1. reduced by the subtraction of: six minus two equals four

2. Informal without or lacking: he returned minus his jacket

Adjective

1. indicating or involving subtraction: a minus sign

2. Also: (negative) less than zero: it's minus eight degrees in Montreal today

3. Education slightly below the standard of a particular grade: a C minus for maths

Noun

1. short for minus sign

2. a negative quantity

3. Informal something detrimental or negative [Latin, neuter of minor less]

Thesaurus

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

Translations

minus [ˈmaɪnəs] n (also: minus sign) → signo menos

prep → menos

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minus [ˈmaɪnəs] n (also: minus sign) → signe m moins

prep → moins;

12 minus 6 equals 6 → 12 moins 6 égal 6;

minus 24°C → moins 24°C

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minus [ˈmaɪnəs] n (also: minus sign) → Minuszeichen nt

prep → minus, weniger;

minus 24°C → 24 Grad unter null

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minus [ˈmaɪnəs] n (also: minus sign) → segno meno

prep → meno

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minus

prep minus [ˈmainəs]

used to show subtraction Ten minus two equals eight (10 – 2 = 8). minus ناقِص минус méně, bez minus minus μείον, πλην menos miinus منها miinus moins סִימָן חִיסוּר, מִינוּס के बिना, घटाना minus, manje mínusz dikurangi mínus meno ～を引いた ...을 뺀 minus mīnus tolak min minus minus, mniej menos minus минус mínus, bez minus minus minus ลบ eksi 減去 мінус, без گھٹانے کا عمل ظاہر کرنے کا کلمہ trừ 减去

n

(alsominus sign) a sign (–) used to show subtraction or negative quality. minus إشارة ناقِص - знак минус minus minustegn das Minuszeichen μείον menos miinusmärk علامت منفی miinusmerkki moins סִימָן חִיסוּר, מִינוּס ऋण निशान znak minusa mínuszjel tanda kurang frádráttarmerki, mínustákn meno, segno meno マイナス記号 뺄셈 부호 minusas mīnuss, mīnusa zīme simbol tolak minteken minustegn minus (sinal de) menos minus минус mínus minus znak minus minus[] เครื่องหมายลบ eksi işareti 減號 мінус گھٹانے کی علامت phép trừ 减号

adj

negative or less than zero a minus number; Twelve from ten equals minus two (10 – 12 = –2). minus ناقِص صِفْر отрицателен minus; záporný minus- Minus-... μείον negativo miinus منفی miinus négatif שְׁלִילִי घटाना, कम करना negativan negatív, mínusz minus neikvæð tala negativo マイナスの 음의 neigiamas, minus negatīvs, ar mīnusa zīmi negatif min negativ, (tall under null) ujemny, minus minus отрицательный mínus; záporný minus minus broj minus, minus- จำนวนต่ำกว่าศูนย์ eksi 負的, 小于零的 негативний; від'ємний منفی یا صفر سے کم âm 负的