positive : Idioms & Phrases

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electro-positive

E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive adjective
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  1. (Physics) Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; -- the converse or correlative of electro-negative. ✍ An element that is electro-positive in one compound may be electro-negative in another, and vice versa.
  2. (Chem.) Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.
E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive noun
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  1. (Chem. & Physics) A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
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gram-positive

  • adjective satellite (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method
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Optically positive, Optically negative

  • . See under Refraction.
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positive charge

  • noun having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential
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positive chemotaxis

  • noun movement toward a chemical stimulus
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positive correlation

  • noun a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1
    direct correlation.
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Positive crystals

  • (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz and ice; opposed to negative crystal, or one in which this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar, tourmaline, etc.
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Positive degree

  • noun the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
    positive.
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  • (Gram.), that state of an adjective or adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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Positive electricity

  • (Elec), the kind of electricity which is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; formerly called vitreous electricity; opposed to negative electricity.
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Positive eyepiece

  • . See under Eyepiece.
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positive feedback

  • noun feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input
    regeneration.
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positive fraud

  • noun actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another
    fraud in fact.
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positive identification

  • noun evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance
    • a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people
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Positive law

  • . See Municipal law, under Law.
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positive magnetic pole

  • noun the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
    north-seeking pole; positive magnetic pole.
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Positive motion

  • (Mach.), motion which is derived from a driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.
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positive muon

  • noun the antiparticle of a muon; decays to positron and neutrino and antineutrino
    antimuon.
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Positive philosophy

  • . See Positivism.
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Positive pole

  • noun the terminal of a battery that is connected to the positive plate
  • noun the pole of a magnet that points toward the north when the magnet is suspended freely
    north-seeking pole; positive magnetic pole.
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  • . (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields positive or vitreous electricity; opposed to negative pole. (b) (Magnetism) The north pole . R.
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Positive quantity

  • (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one affected by the sign plus [+].
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positive reinforcer

  • noun a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
    positive reinforcer.
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positive reinforcing stimulus

  • noun a reinforcing stimulus that serves to increase the likelihood of the response that produces it
    positive reinforcer.
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Positive rotation

  • (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
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Positive sign

  • (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more, or addition.
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positive stimulus

  • noun a stimulus with desirable consequences
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Reversed positive ∨ negative

  • (Photog.), a picture corresponding with the original in light and shade, but reversed as to right and left.
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rh positive

  • noun the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen)
    Rh positive.
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rh-positive

  • adjective of persons (or their blood) having the Rh factor present in their red blood cells
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rh-positive blood type

  • noun the blood group (approximately 85% of people) whose red cells have the Rh factor (Rh antigen)
    Rh positive.
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