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negativity

negativity

7.0
A charge on a battery part that pulls positive particles
  • noun
  • /ˌnɛɡəˈtɪvɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : carga negativa
  • Nearly 30% of breast cancer cases with node negativity succumb to the disease.

And then we had negative scan and the negativity dropped her left temporal lobe, her left frontal lobe, enter cerebellum.

Examples

  • An immunologic evaluation confirmed a previous toxoplasmosis infection (IgG positivity) but not a current infection (IgM negativity).

    Academic text (2006)

  • And then we had negative scan and the negativity dropped her left temporal lobe, her left frontal lobe, enter cerebellum.

    The Diary Of A CEO

  • B: Postoperative immunohistochemistry shows cytokeratin negativity (oil immersion, original magnification x 100).

    Academic text (2006)

  • In physics, negativity refers to the electric charge that is drawn towards the negative pole of the battery.

  • The concept of negativity is crucial in understanding how charged particles move in an electric field.

  • When measuring the voltage, negativity indicates the presence of electrons at the negative terminal.

Synonyms

negative charge
vsnegativity
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A state when an object has more electrons than protons and so attracts positive objects, for example a rubbed balloon

is the general property of having that electrical state at a cell pole

Antonyms

positivity
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Having a plus electric charge at one end

How Negative

positive charge
  • Specialized
2 3.9
negativity
  • Specialized
7.0

Surface Forms

negativity singular
negativities plural

Morphology

negativity = negative (transparent) = negative + ity

Derived transparently from 'negative' to indicate the property or state of having a negative charge.

Etymology

Negativity comes from the same Latin root negare 'to say no' and the word negative, which means 'not positive' or 'minus'. That's why in electricity negativity means having a 'minus' charge or being the side that is not positive.