Word: negative
Category: negative
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Related words: negative
negative pregnancy test, pregnancy test, negative numbers, gram negative, o negative, negative feedback, negative people, false negative, negative exponents, exponents, negative people quotes, negative slope, negative calculator, negative tb test, negative temperature, negative energy, negative square root
Synonyms: negative
companion, friend, colleague, associate, partner, coworker, workmate, pal, crony, mate, chum, buddy, dawg, peeps, familiar, fellow, brother
Translations: negative
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spanish
Translations:
negativo, negación
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german
Translations:
elektronegativ, negative, negativ, ablehnend
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french
Translations:
négation, négatif, électronégatif
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italian
Translations:
negativo
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portuguese
Translations:
agulha, alfinete, negativo
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dutch
Translations:
negatief, ontkennend, cliché
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russian
Translations:
ответить, негативный, минусовый, отрицательный, забраковывать, неблагоприятный, негатив, отрицание
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norwegian
Translations:
nektende, negativ
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swedish
Translations:
negativa, baksida
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finnish
Translations:
haitallinen
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czech
Translations:
negativní, odmítavý, negativ, zápor, zamítavý, záporný
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polish
Translations:
przeczący, negatywowy, ujemny, negatywny, przeczenie, pesymistyczny, negatyw, minusowy, odmowny, niekorzystny
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hungarian
Translations:
negatív, ellentett, negatívum, elutasító, nemleges, leszavazás, tagadószó
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turkish
Translations:
negatif, olumsuz
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ukrainian
Translations:
негатив, негативний, від'ємний
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albanian
Translations:
mohor, mohoj
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estonian
Translations:
keelduv, negatiivne, eitav
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croatian
Translations:
odrečan, negativan, odbijati, katoda
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romanian
Translations:
negativ
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slovenian
Translations:
negativní, negativ, zápor
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slovak
Translations:
záporný, zápor
The meaning and "use of": negative
adjective
- consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features. - The records of her transaction, and loan would have been available and in their absence I draw a negative inference.
- (of a person, attitude, or situation) not desirable or optimistic. - the new tax was having a very negative effect on car sales
- (of a quantity) less than zero; to be subtracted from others or from zero. - The Arabs did not know about the advances of the Hindus so they had neither negative quantities nor abbreviations for their unknowns.
- of, containing, producing, or denoting the kind of electric charge carried by electrons. - Each electron carries one unit of negative charge, and there is the same number of electrons as protons, so the atom as a whole is electrically neutral.
- (of a photographic image) showing light and shade or colors reversed from those of the original. - Some monk drew a perfect photographic negative image, is that what you want us to believe?
- relating to or denoting any of the earth or water signs, considered passive in nature. - Any negative matter on the earth would have fallen up billions of years ago, making the earth devoid of any negative matter.
- a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal. - she replied in the negative
- a photographic image made on film or specially prepared glass that shows the light and shade or color values reversed from the original, and from which positive prints can be made. - Up until this point I have been using Kodak film and having my negatives printed off and enlarging and framing them.
- a result of a test or experiment indicating that a certain substance is not present or a certain condition does not exist. - the percentage of false negatives generated by a cancer test was of great concern
- the part of an electric circuit that is at a lower electrical potential than another part designated as having zero electrical potential. - Welding is done with direct current, electrode negative (straight polarity).
- a number less than zero. - Of course the problem which arises when one tries to consider zero and negatives as numbers is how they interact in regard to the operations of arithmetic, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
- reject; refuse to accept; veto. - the bill was negatived by 130 votes to 129
- render ineffective; neutralize. - should criminal law allow consent to negative what would otherwise be a crime?
- no (usually used in a military context). - “Any snags, Captain?” “Negative, she's running like clockwork.”
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