minus
Being a negative quantityBeing a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction.
» One minus one is zero.
Один минус один равно ноль. — Ooneykcall
Единица минус единица равняется нулю. — Ooneykcall
Один мінус один — нуль. — deniko
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4 senses(not comparable)Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction.
a minus number
отрица́тельныйotricátelʹnyj
(not comparable)That is below zero by (a specified amount) on a scale.
minus seven degrees
ми́нусmínus
(not comparable, postpositional)Ranking just below (a designated rating).
He got a grade of B minus for his essay.
с ми́нусомs mínusom
(colloquial, not comparable, obsolete)Worse off than before; out of pocket.
- involving disadvantage or harm
- on the negative side or lower end of a scale
Examples
47 sentencesOne minus one is zero.
Один мінус один — нуль. — deniko
ruОдин минус один равно ноль. — Ooneykcall
Ten minus two is eight.
Десять мінус два дорівнює вісім. — deniko
ruДесять минус два равно восьми. — marafon
deZehn minus zwei ist acht. — Espi
The temperature went down to minus ten degrees centigrade last night.
deDie Temperatur fiel letzte Nacht auf minus zehn Grad Celsius. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It's minus six outside and the heating's on the blink.
Надворі мінус шість, а опалення не працює. — deniko
ruНа улице минус шесть, а отопление не работает. — marafon
In the arithmetic of love, one plus one makes a whole, and two minus one equals zero.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English mynus, from Latin minus, neuter form of minor, comparative form of parFrom Middle English mynus, from Latin minus, neuter form of minor, comparative form of parvus (“small, little”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“few, small”).
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- involving disadvantage or harm:negative
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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