HOW TO PRONOUNCE
minus
/ˈmaɪ.nəs/
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What does minus mean?
preposition
- Made less or reduced by (followed by an expression of number or quantity).
- (informal) Without; deprived of.
noun
- The minus sign (−).
More meanings (8)
noun
- A negative quantity.
- A downside or disadvantage.
adjective
- Being a negative quantity; pertaining to a deficit or reduction.
- That is below zero by (a specified amount) on a scale.
- Ranking just below (a designated rating).
- (obsolete) Worse off than before; out of pocket.
verb
- To subtract.
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmaɪ.nəs/
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“Res, quae in vita usurpant homines, cogitant, curant, vident, Quaeque agunt vigilantes, agitantque, ea si cui in somno accidunt, Minus mirandum est.”
Five men had to squeeze into one tent that night, but with a minus temperature they did not object to being crowded.
More book examples (3)
The less the hireling has wherewith to live, the more he must pay: qui minus habet, etiam quod habet auferetur ab eo.
The elephant represents the highest expression of intelligence, minus the spirit; kneeling between the square columns of matter, i.e., guarded by them.
Negative magnitudes have clearly to be contemplated; thus Sirius is of magnitude minus 1.4, and the sun is of magnitude minus 26.