SUBTRACTIVE


Meaning of SUBTRACTIVE in English

/seuhb trak"tiv/ , adj.

1. tending to subtract; having power to subtract.

2. Math. (of a quantity) that is to be subtracted; having the minus sign (-).

[ 1680-90; SUBTRACT + -IVE ]

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