English adjective: minus | |||
1. | minus on the negative side or lower end of a scale | ||
Samples | Minus 5 degrees. A grade of B minus. | ||
Similar | negative | ||
Antonyms | plus | ||
2. | minus involving disadvantage or harm | ||
Samples | Minus (or negative) factors. | ||
Synonyms | negative | ||
Similar | disadvantageous | ||
Antonyms | advantageous | ||
English noun: minus | |||
1. | minus (act) an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated | ||
Samples | The subtraction of three from four leaves one. Four minus three equals one. | ||
Synonyms | subtraction | ||
Broader (hypernym) | arithmetic operation | ||