Minus

See also Minus, and mínus

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: mīn-əs, IPA: /ˈmaɪnəs/, SAMPA: /"maIn@s/

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  Rhymes: -aɪnəs

Preposition

Minus

1. (mathematics) less; reduced by subtraction

   seven minus two is five

2. (informal) without.

   I walked out minus my coat.

Synonyms

• (without): lacking, without

Translations

mathematics: less

Arabic: ناقص (nāqaʂ) Chinese: 負, 负 (fù) Dutch: min nl(nl) Finnish: miinus fi(fi) French: moins fr(fr) German: minus de(de) Greek: πλην el(el) (plin), μείον el(el) (míon) Hebrew: פחות he(he) (pakhót), מינוס he(he) (mínus) Icelandic: mínus is(is) Italian: meno it(it)

Japanese: マイナスの (mainasu no) Korean: 빼다 (ppaeda) Norwegian: minus no(no) Polish: minus pl(pl) m. Portuguese: menos pt(pt) Russian: минус ru(ru) (mínus) Spanish: menos es(es) Swedish: minus sv(sv) Urdu: منفى

informal: without

See without

Adjective

Minus (not comparable)

Positive Minus

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. (mathematics) Negative.

   a minus number

2. On the negative part of a scale.

   minus seven degrees

3. Ranking just below a designated rating.

   He got a grade of B minus for his essay.

Synonyms

• (negative): negative
• (on the negative part of a scale): below zero (after the noun)

Translations

negative

Arabic: سالب ar(ar) (saalib) Dutch: min nl(nl), negatief nl(nl), negatieve nl(nl) Finnish: negatiivinen fi(fi) French: négatif fr(fr) m., négative fr(fr) f. Greek: αρνητικός el(el) m., αρνητική el(el) f., αρνητικό el(el) n. Icelandic: mínus- m., f., and n., sem lýtur að frádrætti, frádráttar-; neikvæður m., neikvæð f., neikvætt n.; minni en núll m. and f., minna en núll n.

Italian: negativo it(it) m., negativa it(it) f. Norwegian: negativ no(no) Polish: ujemny m., ujemna f. Portuguese: negativo pt(pt) m. Russian: отрицательный ru(ru) (otricátel’nyj) Swedish: negativ sv(sv)

on the negative part of a scale

Dutch: min, onder nul (after the noun) Finnish: miinus; (x astetta) pakkasta - (x degrees) frost French: moins fr(fr) Greek: μείον el(el), πλην el(el)

Icelandic: mínus n.; neikvæður m., neikvæð f., neikvætt n.; minni en núll m. and f., minna en núll n. Russian: минус ru(ru) (mínus) Swedish: minus sv(sv)

ranking just below a designated rating

Finnish: miinus, miikka (slang) French: moins fr(fr) Icelandic: mínus is(is)

Russian: с минусом (s mínusom) Swedish: minus sv(sv)

Noun

Singular Minus

Plural es

Minus (es)

1. (mathematics) A minus sign (−).
2. (mathematics) A negative quantity.
3. A defect or deficiency.

Synonyms

• (defect or deficiency): defect, deficiency, drawback, flaw, shortcoming

Antonyms

• (minus sign): plus
• (negative quantity): plus
• (defect or deficiency): advantage, bonus, boon, gain, plus

Translations

mathematics: minus sign

Arabic: ناقص ar(ar) (naaqaS) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 負號 cmn(cmn), 负号 cmn(cmn) (fùhào) Czech: mínus cs(cs) n.

Japanese: マイナス ja(ja) (mainasu) Polish: minus pl(pl) m. Russian: минус ru(ru) (mínus) m.

mathematics: negative quantity

German: Minus de(de) n. Icelandic: neikvæð tala f., tala sem er minni en núll f. Japanese: 負 (ふ, fu), マイナス (mainasu)

Portuguese: negativo pt(pt) m. Russian: отрицательная величина (otricátel’naja veličiná) Swedish: negativ kvantitet

defect or deficiency

Czech: mínus cs(cs) n. Finnish: miinus (colloquial) German: Minus de(de) n.

Icelandic: mínus m., ókostur m. Russian: минус ru(ru) (mínus), недостаток ru(ru) (nedostátok) Swedish: brist sv(sv), minus sv(sv)

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Translations to be checked

Chinese: 減去, 减去 (jiǎn qù) Korean: 빼기 (bbaegi) Spanish: menos

See also

• subtract
• subtraction

Anagrams

• imnsu,
• in sum
• munis

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Latin minus - less.

Noun

minus

1. minus.

Declension

    declension of Minus

nominative	Minus
genitive	Minusnıñ
dative	Minusqa
accusative	Minusnı
locative	Minusta
ablative	Minustan

References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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German

Preposition

Minus

1. (mathematics) minus, less

   vier minus drei ist eins.

Antonyms

• plus

See also

• Minus

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Polish

Noun

Minus m.

1. minus, minus sign

Declension

    declension of Minus

	singular	plural
nominative	minus	minusy
genitive	minusa	minusów
dative	minusowi	minusom
accusative	minus	minusy
instrumental	minusem	minusami
locative	minusie	minusach
vocative	minusie	minusy

Antonyms

• plus

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

mínus m. (Cyrillic spelling ми́нус)

1. minus sign
2. minuns, defect, deficiency

Declension

    declension of Minus

	singular	plural
nominative	minus	minusi
genitive	minusa	minusa
dative	minusu	minusima
accusative	minus	minuse
vocative	minuse	minusi
locative	minusu	minusima
instrumental	minusom	minusima

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Swedish

Verb

Minus

1. (transitive, mathematics) minus

   Tre minus två är ett - three minus two is one

Noun

Minus

1. minus sign, minus