minus
3
2.8
- adjective
- /ˈmaɪnəs/
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menos
- THAT'S LIQUID NITROGEN, MINUS 321 FAHRENHEIT.
They're called the W plus, the W minus and the Z boson.
- They're called the W plus, the W minus and the Z boson.
- So so yeah, that D minus my kid gets in private school.
Examples
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The temperature dropped to a chilly minus five degrees last night.
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The man who was arguably the Sharks' MVP during the 2011-12 campaign has yet to deliver a similar effort overseas, with just one assist and a minus-four rating in seven games.
Blog text (18) -
So if you have a look here, you can see it says minus and plus.
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One who was in both books... with a lot of red in the minus column.
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Most companies are "okay" employers, with several more on the plus or minus side.
Blog text (26) -
On the minus side, the world will cease to exist.
Blog text (5) -
And the relevant number is the minus forty-three percent for the Mexican banks.
Academic text (1997) -
But I'm a B-minus student in civics class.
Fiction book (2000) -
The Seahawks have a minus-three turnover differential on the road in three games, so it's no surprise their record is 1-2.
Blog text (15) -
WE GOT A WEATHER FRONT MOVING IN, AND IT'S GONNA BE AT LEAST MINUS-10 BY MIDNIGHT.
Synonyms
213
3.2
Less than zero in amount, value, or temperature
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A heavy, short-lived tiny part of matter like an electron but much heavier
- Specialized
A bacterium that causes rat-bite fever in people after a bite from a rat or mouse
How Negative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Minus comes from the Latin word minus, which means 'less'. So when you see a number like 'minus ten' or a grade like 'C minus', it shows something is below or 'less' than the usual level.