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Synonyms for minus

Grammar : Adj
Spell : mahy-nuh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmaɪ nəs

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Définition of minus

Origin :
  • late 15c., "with subtraction of," from Latin minus "less," neuter of minor "smaller," from PIE *mi-nu-, suffixed form of root *mei- "small" (cf. Latin minuere "to diminish, reduce, lessen," Greek meion "less, smaller," Old English minsian "to diminish," Sanskrit miyate "diminishes, declines," Russian men'she "less").
  • Mathematical use in expressions of calculation did not exist in the word in classical Latin and is probably from North Sea medieval commercial usage of Latin plus and minus to indicate surplus or deficiency of weight or measure. Origin of the "minus sign" is disputed.
  • adj diminished
  • adj on the negative side
Example sentences :
  • The "a" was misplaced, the "W" minus its lower right-hand corner.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • Temperature: minus two hundred and twenty degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Extract from : « Equation of Doom » by Gerald Vance
  • In 1783 he died the death of Diogenes, minus the wit of the cynic.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • O'Mally handed him the exact amount, minus the lira for the button.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • It is also called a "minus" glass, while the magnifying glass is called a "plus" glass.
  • Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
  • Some were minus pieces of their ears, which had been shot off in battle.
  • Extract from : « The Delta of the Triple Elevens » by William Elmer Bachman
  • He found that he was minus about one hundred thousand pounds.
  • Extract from : « The Young Duke » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • We cannot now be of two minus as to the righteousness of such democratization.
  • Extract from : « The Family and it's Members » by Anna Garlin Spencer
  • The voice was a monotone, minus expression, almost minus life.
  • Extract from : « The White Desert » by Courtney Ryley Cooper
  • The rule is that the tenon should be one-half the width of the rail, minus the groove.
  • Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes

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