MINUS


Meaning of MINUS in English

/muy"neuhs/ , prep.

1. less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four.

2. lacking or without: a book minus its title page.

adj.

3. involving or noting subtraction.

4. algebraically negative: a minus quantity.

5. less than; just below in quality: to get a C minus on a test.

6. Informal. having negative qualities or characteristics; inferior.

7. Mycol. (in heterothallic fungi) designating, in the absence of morphological differentiation, one of the two strains of mycelia that unite in the sexual process.

n.

8. See minus sign .

9. a minus quantity.

10. a deficiency or loss.

11. Informal. a person or thing with no apparent abilities, usefulness, etc.: The last applicant was a definite minus.

[ 1300-50; ME minor less; see MINOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .