Definition of negative

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Negative (n.) A picture upon glass or other material, in which the light portions of the original are represented in some opaque material (usually reduced silver), and the dark portions by the uncovered and transparent or semitransparent ground of the picture..

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Minus :: Minus (a.) Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus quantity..
Privatively :: Privatively (adv.) In a privative manner; by the absence of something; negatively.
Albertype :: Albertype (n.) A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative.
Negatively :: Negatively (adv.) In the form of speech implying the absence of something; -- opposed to positively.
Negative :: Negative (a.) Asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a negative proposition..
Negative :: Negative (a.) Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism..
Biacid :: Biacid (a.) Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of bases. See Diacid.
Affirmative :: Affirmative (a.) That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering yes to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote..
Veto :: Veto (n.) An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction.
Deny :: Deny (v. i.) To answer in /// negative; to declare an assertion not to be true.
Negative :: Negative (a.) Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed to affirmative..
Negative :: Negative (a.) Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the relations of right and left, are reversed..
Autotype :: Autotype (n.) A photographic picture produced in sensitized pigmented gelatin by exposure to light under a negative; and subsequent washing out of the soluble parts; a kind of picture in ink from a gelatin plate.
No :: No (n.) A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it..
Privative :: Privative (a.) Implying privation or negation; giving a negative force to a word; as, alpha privative; privative particles; -- applied to such prefixes and suffixes as a- (Gr. /), un-, non-, -less..
Metalloid :: Metalloid (a.) Having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative.
Electro-negative :: Electro-negative (a.) Negative; nonmetallic; acid; -- opposed to positive, metallic, or basic..
Plus :: Plus (a.) More, required to be added; positive, as distinguished from negative; -- opposed to minus..
Universal :: Universal (a.) Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a subject; as, a universal proposition; -- opposed to particular; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient..
Let :: Let (v. t.) To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent..
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