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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymi·nus I \ˈmī-nəs\ preposition ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Latin minus, adverb, less, from neuter of minor smaller — more at minor DATE 15th century1. diminished by : less seven minus four is three2. deprived of : without minus his hat II noun DATE 17081. a negative quantity2. a negative quality; especially : drawback III adjective DATE 17761. algebraically negative a minus quantity minus ten degrees2. having a negative quality3. relating to or being a particular one of the two mating types that are required for successful fertilization in sexual reproduction in some lower plants (as a fungus)4. falling low in a specified range B minusEnglish Etymologyminus 1481, "with subtraction of," from L. minus "less," neut. of minor"smaller," from PIE *mi-nu-, from base *mei- "small" (cf. Skt.miyate "diminishes, declines," Gk. meion "less, smaller," Rus. men'she "less," O.E. minsian "to diminish"). Mathematical use in expressions of calculation did not exist in classical L., and is probably from North Sea medieval commercial usage of L. plusand minus to indicate surplus or deficiency of weight or measure.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7minusminus / 5mainEs / preposition1. used when you subtract (= take away) one number or thing from another one 减；减去: Seven minus three is four (7 – 3 = 4). 七减去三等于四。 the former Soviet Union, minus the Baltic republics and Georgia 前苏联,不包括波罗的海诸共和国及格鲁吉亚 2. used to express temperature below zero degrees 零下: It was minus ten. 气温为零下十度。 The temperature dropped to minus 28 degrees centigrade (−28°C). 气温降到零下 28 摄氏度。 3. (informal) without sth that was there before 无,欠缺(曾经有过的东西): We're going to be minus a car for a while. 我们要过一段没有车的日子。 OPP plus IDIOMS ⇨ see plus ¹ prep. noun1. (also 'minus sign) the symbol (–), used in mathematics 减号；负号2. (informal) a negative quality; a disadvantage 负值；缺点: Let's consider the pluses and minuses of changing the system. 我们来考虑一下改变系统的利弊吧。 OPP plusadjective1. (mathematics 数) lower than zero 小于零的；负的: a minus figure / number 负数 2. making sth seem negative and less attractive or good 负面的；使显得有欠缺的: What are the car's minus points (= the disadvantages) ? 这车的缺点是什么？ On the minus side, rented property is expensive and difficult to find. 不利因素是租房又贵又不好找。 3. [not before noun] (used in a system of marks / grades 用于计分或计成绩) slightly lower than the mark / grade A, B, etc. 略低于 A (或 B 等): I got (a) B minus (B−) in the test. 这次考试我得了个 B−。 OPP plusMerriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionn. Function: preposition Synonyms: WITHOUT 2, awanting, lacking, sans, wanting Antonyms: plusWebster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: minus latium , or minus lens , or minus sight , or minus signmi·nusI. \ˈmīnəs\ prepositionEtymology: Middle English mynus, from Latin minus, neuter of minor smaller, less — more at minor1. : diminished by : with the subtraction or deduction of : less < seven minus four equals three > < list price minus the discount > < his ideas added up to Communism minus violence — Hallam Tennyson >— compare plus2. : deprived of : having lost : wanting : without < came out of the army minus a hand — Drew Middleton > < she met him, minus the book, but carrying a … balloon — Phil Stong >II. noun(-es)1. : minus sign < rendered quantitative by the use of pluses, minuses, and marks denoting extreme degrees of the behavior in question — F.H.Allport >2. : a negative quantity < an overdose of philosophical … conclusions and a minus of historical or other data — J.B.Mason >3. : something (as a deficiency or defect) held to resemble a negative quantity < over against these advantages outside critics set a great minus— New Republic >III. adjective1. a. : requiring subtraction < the minus sign > b. : algebraically negative < a minus quantity >2. : having negative qualities or characteristics < a boy … might live in a minus neighborhood but not be a delinquent — Edwin Powers & Helen Witmer > < plus or minus reactions to women … or men with beards — Jerome Frank >3. a. : reacting sexually to a morphologically indistinguished but physiologically separable plus form — used of lower fungi in which maleness and femaleness are indeterminable as such; compare heterothallic, mating type b. : of, relating to, or exhibiting such a sexual character4. : of lesser quality than — used postpositively < hesitated to give it a grade so high as C minus — American Literature >5. : smaller than a specified size < stocks of minus 2-inch stone — Pit & Quarry > < all powders were minus 200 mesh — American Journal of Veterinary Research >6. : absorbing principally light of its own hue — used of subtractive color primaries

Minus Negative Of A Preposition A Degrees Lower