English-Thai Dictionary
negative
ADJ ที่ เป็น ด้าน ลบ เชิงลบ ti-pen-dan-lob
negative
ADJ เป็นการ ปฏิเสธ เป็นการ คัดค้าน pen-kan-pa-ti-sed
negative
N คำปฏิเสธ kam-pa-ti-sed
negative
N เครื่องหมาย ลบ (ทางค ณิตศาสตร์ krueng-mai-lob
negative
VT คัดค้าน ต่อต้าน kad-kan
negatively
ADV ใน ทาง ลบ โดย ปฏิเสธ adversely nai-tang-lob
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
NEGATIVE
a. 1. Implying denial or negation; opposed to affirmative, as a negative proposition is that which denies. Matter is not spirit.
2. Implying absence; opposed to positive.
There is a negative way of denying Christ, when we do not acknowledge and confess him.
3. Having the power of stopping or restraining. A negative voice in legislation is a voice or vote to prevent the passing of a law or decree.
Negative sign, in algebra, the sign of subtraction, a sign which indicates that the quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted. It is opposed to positive ro affirmative; as ab-n.
Negative electricity, according to Dr. Franklin, is a deficiency of the fluid in a substance, or less than the substance naturally contains.
NEGATIVE
n. 1. A proposition by which something is denied; as, matter has not the power of moving itself.
2. A word that denies; as not, no.
3. In legislation, the right or power of preventing the enaction of a law or decree. The governor has not a negative on the proceedings of the legislature, but each branch has a negative on the other.
Negative pregnant, a negation of one thing, implying the affirmation of another.
NEGATIVE
v.t. 1. To disprove; to prove the contrary.
The omission or infrequency of such recitals does not negative the existence of miracles.
2. To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction. The senate negatived the bill.
3. To resist a choice or what is proposed.
NEGATIVELY
adv. 1. With or by denial; as, he answered negatively.
2. In the form of speech implying the absence of something; opposed to positively.
I shall show what this image of god in man is, negatively, by showing wherein it does not consist, and positively, by showing wherein it does consist.
3. Negatively charged or electrified. [See Positively. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
NEGATIVE
Neg "a *tive, a. Etym: [F. négatif, L. negativus, fr. negare to deny. See Negation. ]
1. 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 Ant: affirmative. If thou wilt confess, Or else be impudently negative. Shak. Denying me any power of a negative voice. Eikon Basilike. Something between an affirmative bow and a negative shake. Dickens.
2. Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism. There in another way of denying Christ, ... which is negative, when we do not acknowledge and confess him. South.
3. (Logic )
Defn: Asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a negative proposition.
4. (Photog. )
Defn: 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.
5. (Chem. )
Defn: Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contracted with positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative.
Note: This word, derived from electro-negative, is now commonly used in a more general sense, when acidiferous is the intended signification. Negative crystal. (a ) A cavity in a mineral mass, having the form of a crystal. (b ) A crystal which has the power of negative double refraction. See refraction. -- negative electricity (Elec.), the kind of electricity which is developed upon resin or ebonite when rubbed, or which appears at that pole of a voltaic battery which is connected with the plate most attacked by the exciting liquid; -- formerly called resinous electricity. Opposed to Ant: positive electricity. Formerly, according to Franklin's theory of a single electric fluid, negative electricity was supposed to be electricity in a degree below saturation, or the natural amount for a given body. see Electricity. -- Negative eyepiece. (Opt. ) see under Eyepiece. -- Negative quantity (Alg. ), a quantity preceded by the negative sign, or which stands in the relation indicated by this sign to some other quantity. See Negative sign (below ). -- Negative rotation, right-handed rotation. See Right-handed, 3. -- Negative sign, the sign -, or minus (opposed in signification to +, or Ant: plus ), indicating that the quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted from the preceding quantity, or is to be reckoned from zero or cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties having the sign plus either expressed or understood; thus, in a - b, b is to be substracted from a, or regarded as opposite to it in value; and -1 ° on a thermometer means 1 ° below the zero of the scale.
NEGATIVE
Neg "a *tive, n. Etym: [Cf. F. négative.]
1. A proposition by which something is denied or forbidden; a conception or term formed by prefixing the negative particle to one which is positive; an opposite or contradictory term or conception. This is a known rule in divinity, that there is no command that runs in negatives but couches under it a positive duty. South.
2. A word used in denial or refusal; as, not, no.
Note: In Old England two or more negatives were often joined together for the sake of emphasis, whereas now such expressions are considered ungrammatical, being chiefly heard in iliterate speech. A double negative is now sometimes used as nearly or quite equivalent to an affirmative. No wine ne drank she, neither white nor red. Chaucer. These eyes that never did nor never shall So much as frown on you. Shak.
3. The refusal or withholding of assents; veto. If a kind without his kingdom be, in a civil sense, nothing, then. .. his negative is as good as nothing. Milton.
4. That side of a question which denies or refuses, or which is taken by an opposing or denying party; the relation or position of denial or opposition; as, the question was decided in the negative.
5. (Photog. )
Defn: 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.
Note: A negative is chiefly used for producing photographs by means of the sun's light passing through it and acting upon sensitized paper, thus producing on the paper a positive picture.
6. (Elect. )
Defn: The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic cell. Negative pregnant (Law ), a negation which implies an affirmation.
NEGATIVE
Neg "a *tive, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Negatived; p. pr. & vb. n.Negativing.]
1. To prove unreal or intrue; to disprove. The omission or infrequency of such recitals does not negative the existence of miracles. Paley.
2. To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the Senate negatived the bill.
3. To neutralize the force of; to counteract.
NEGATIVELY
NEGATIVELY Neg "a *tive *ly, adv.
1. In a negative manner; with or by denial. "He answered negatively. " Boyle.
2. In the form of speech implying the absence of something; -- opposed to positively. negatively, by showing wherein it does not consist, and positively, by showing wherein it does consist. South. Negatively charged or electrified (Elec.), having a charge of the kind of electricity called negative.
NEGATIVENESS; NEGATIVITY
NEGATIVENESS; NEGATIVITY Neg "a *tive *ness, Neg `a *tiv "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being negative.
New American Oxford Dictionary
negative
neg a tive |ˈnegətiv ˈnɛɡədɪv | ▶adjective 1 consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features. • (of a statement or decision ) expressing or implying denial, disagreement, or refusal: that, I take it, was a negative answer. • (of the results of a test or experiment ) indicating that a certain substance is not present or a certain condition does not exist: so far all the patients have tested negative for TB. • [ in combination ] (of a person or their blood ) not having a specified substance or condition: HIV-negative. • informal denoting a complete lack of something: they were described as having negative vulnerability to water entry. • Grammar & Logic (of a word, clause, or proposition ) expressing denial, negation, or refutation; stating or asserting that something is not the case. Contrasted with affirmative and interrogative. 2 (of a person, attitude, or situation ) not desirable or optimistic: the new tax was having a very negative effect on car sales | not all the news is negative | I don't want to be negative, but I don't see how we could do it. 3 (of a quantity ) less than zero; to be subtracted from others or from zero. • denoting a direction of decrease or reversal: the industry suffered negative growth in 1992. 4 of, containing, producing, or denoting the kind of electric charge carried by electrons. 5 (of a photographic image ) showing light and shade or colors reversed from those of the original. 6 Astrology relating to or denoting any of the earth or water signs, considered passive in nature. ▶noun 1 a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal: she replied in the negative . • (often the negative ) a bad, unwelcome, or unpleasant quality, characteristic, or aspect of a situation or person: confidence will not be instilled by harping solely on the negative | the bus trip and the positive media have not had time to turn his significant negatives around. • Grammar a word, affix, or phrase expressing negation. • Logic another term for negation. 2 a photographic image made on film or specially prepared glass that shows the light and shade or color values reversed from the original, and from which positive prints can be made. 3 a result of a test or experiment indicating that a certain substance is not present or a certain condition does not exist: the percentage of false negatives generated by a cancer test was of great concern. 4 the part of an electric circuit that is at a lower electrical potential than another part designated as having zero electrical potential. 5 a number less than zero. ▶exclam. no (usually used in a military context ): “Any snags, Captain? ” “Negative, she's running like clockwork. ” ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 reject; refuse to accept; veto: the bill was negatived by 130 votes to 129. • disprove; contradict: the insurer's main arguments were negatived by Lawrence. 2 render ineffective; neutralize: should criminal law allow consent to negative what would otherwise be a crime? DERIVATIVES neg a tive ly adverb, neg a tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin negativus, from negare ‘deny ’ (see negate ).
negative equity
neg a tive eq ui ty |ˈnɛɡədɪv ˈˌɛkwədi | ▶noun Brit. potential indebtedness arising when the market value of a property falls below the outstanding amount of a mortgage secured on it.
negative evidence
neg a tive ev i dence ▶noun evidence for a theory provided by the nonoccurrence or absence of something.
negative feedback
neg a tive feed back ▶noun chiefly Biology the diminution or counteraction of an effect by its own influence on the process giving rise to it, as when a high level of a particular hormone in the blood may inhibit further secretion of that hormone, or where the result of a certain action may inhibit further performance of that action. • Electronics the return of part of an output signal to the input, which is out of phase with it, so that amplifier gain is reduced and the output is improved.
negative income tax
neg a tive in come tax ▶noun money credited as allowances to a taxed income, and paid as a benefit when it exceeds debited tax.
negative instance
neg a tive in stance ▶noun a piece of negative evidence.
negative pole
neg a tive pole ▶noun the south-seeking pole of a magnet. • a cathode.
negative sign
neg a tive sign ▶noun another term for minus sign.
Oxford Dictionary
negative
nega |tive |ˈnɛgətɪv | ▶adjective 1 consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features. • expressing or implying denial, disagreement, or refusal: that, I take it, was a negative answer. • (of the results of a test or experiment ) indicating that a certain substance or condition is not present or does not exist: all the patients have tested negative for TB. • [ in combination ] (of a person or their blood ) not having a specified substance or condition: HIV-negative. • US informal denoting a complete lack of something: they were described as having negative vulnerability to water entry. • Grammar & Logic (of a word, clause, or proposition ) stating that something is not the case; expressing negation. Contrasted with affirmative and interrogative. • [ as exclamation ] no (usually used in a military context ): ‘Any snags, Captain? ’ ‘Negative, she's running like clockwork. ’. 2 (of a person, attitude, or situation ) not desirable or optimistic: the new tax was having a negative effect on car sales | not all the news is negative | I don't want to be negative, but I don't see how we could do it. 3 (of a quantity ) less than zero. • denoting decrease or reversal: the industry suffered negative growth in the 1990s. 4 containing, producing, or denoting the kind of electric charge carried by electrons. 5 (of a photographic image ) showing light and shade or colours reversed from those of the original. 6 Astrology relating to or denoting any of the earth or water signs, considered passive in nature. 7 Brit. (in Parliament ) relating to or denoting proposed legislation which will come into force after a specified period unless explicitly rejected in a parliamentary vote. ▶noun 1 a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal: she replied in the negative . • (usu. the negative ) a bad or unwelcome quality or aspect of a situation: confidence will not be instilled by harping solely on the negative. • Grammar a word, affix, or phrase expressing negation. • Logic another term for negation. 2 a negative photographic image made on film or specially prepared glass, from which positive prints may be made. 3 a result of a test or experiment indicating that a certain substance or condition is not present or does not exist: the percentage of false negatives generated by a cancer test was of great concern. 4 [ mass noun ] the part of an electric circuit that is at a lower electrical potential than another part designated as having zero electrical potential. 5 a number less than zero. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 refuse to accept; reject: the bill was negatived on second reading by 130 votes to 129. • prove to be untrue: the insurer's main arguments were negatived by Lawrence. 2 render ineffective; neutralize: should criminal law allow consent to negative what would otherwise be a crime? DERIVATIVES negatively adverb, negativeness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin negativus, from negare ‘deny ’ (see negate ).
negative equity
nega |tive equity ▶noun [ mass noun ] potential indebtedness arising when the market value of a property falls below the outstanding amount of a mortgage secured on it.
negative evidence
nega |tive evi |dence ▶noun [ mass noun ] evidence for a theory provided by the non-occurrence or absence of something.
negative feedback
nega |tive feed |back ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 chiefly Biology the diminution or counteraction of an effect by its own influence on the process giving rise to it, as when a high level of a particular hormone in the blood may inhibit further secretion of that hormone, or where the result of a certain action may inhibit further performance of that action. 2 Electronics the return of part of an output signal to the input, which is out of phase with it, so that amplifier gain is reduced and the output is improved.
negative geotropism
nega |tive geo |trop ¦ism ▶noun [ mass noun ] the tendency of plant stems and other parts to grow upwards.
negative income tax
nega |tive in ¦come tax ▶noun [ mass noun ] money credited as allowances to a taxed income, and paid as benefit when it exceeds debited tax.
negative instance
neg a tive in stance ▶noun a piece of negative evidence.
negative pole
nega |tive pole ▶noun the south-seeking pole of a magnet.
negative sign
nega |tive sign ▶noun another term for minus sign.
American Oxford Thesaurus
negative
negative adjective 1 a negative reply: opposing, opposed, contrary, anti-, dissenting, saying “no ”, in the negative. ANTONYMS positive, affirmative. 2 stop being so negative: pessimistic, defeatist, gloomy, cynical, fatalistic, dismissive, antipathetic, critical; unenthusiastic, uninterested, unresponsive. ANTONYMS positive, optimistic. 3 a negative effect on the economy: harmful, bad, adverse, damaging, detrimental, unfavorable, disadvantageous. ANTONYMS good, favorable. ▶noun he murmured a negative: “no ”, refusal, rejection, veto; dissension, contradiction; denial; informal thumbs-down.
Oxford Thesaurus
negative
negative adjective 1 the petition produced a negative reply from the Home Office: saying ‘no ’, in the negative, rejecting, refusing; dissenting, dissentient, contrary, anti-, opposing, opposed; denying; formal gainsaying; rare dissentious. ANTONYMS positive, affirmative. 2 he was criticized for being negative: pessimistic, defeatist, gloomy, gloom-ridden, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, dismissive, anti, antipathetic, uncooperative, obstructive; unenthusiastic, cool, cold, uninterested, unresponsive, apathetic. ANTONYMS positive, optimistic, constructive, enthusiastic. 3 the crisis had an immediate and negative effect on the economy: harmful, bad, adverse, damaging, detrimental, unfortunate, unfavourable, disadvantageous. ANTONYMS favourable, good. ▶noun he murmured something sufficiently incomprehensible for her to take it as a negative: ‘no ’, refusal, rejection, veto; dissension, contradiction; denial.
Duden Dictionary
Negative
Ne ga ti ve Substantiv, feminin selten , die |negaˈtiːvə, auch: ˈneːgatiːvə, ˈnɛg …|Verneinung, Ablehnung in der Negative antworten
French Dictionary
négativement
négativement adv. adverbe D ’une manière négative. : Répondre négativement.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
negative
neg a tive /néɡətɪv /〖negate (否定する )ive (ような )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～/4 , 5 , 6 , 7 は比較なし 1 有害な, (結果が )悪い , 成果の上がらない (↔positive )▸ The rumor had a negative effect on sales .その風評は売り上げに悪い影響を及ぼした ▸ on the negative side マイナスの側面では ▸ The test result was negative .テストの結果は思わしくなかった 2 〈人 態度などが 〉 «…について » 消極的な , 悪い面ばかり見る, 悲観的な «about » (↔positive )▸ have a negative attitude to the proposal 提案に消極的な態度を示す ▸ Meg is so negative about everything .メグは物事を何でも悲観的に見る 3 否定の , 否認の , 拒否の , 拒絶の , 不賛成の (↔affirmative )▸ He gave me a negative reply [answer ].彼は私に断りの [ノーと ]返事をした ▸ give a negative vote 反対投票する 4 〘文法 〙〈語 文が 〉否定の, 打ち消しの ▸ a negative sentence 否定文 5 〘医 〙(検査結果が )陰性の (｟略 ｠neg. ); 〈血液型が 〉Rhマイナスの (↔positive )▸ His antibody [urine ] test was negative .彼の抗体 [尿 ]検査は陰性だった ▸ O negative blood O型Rhマイナスの血液 6 〘電 〙負の, 陰の ;〘 写 〙陰画の, ネガの (↔positive )▸ a negative pole (電子管などの )陰極 ▸ a negative film (写真の )ネガ 7 〘数 〙負の, マイナスの (minus )(↔positive ).名詞 C 1 否定的回答, 不承知の返答 ; 拒否, 否定 (↔affirmative ); (物事の )否定 [消極 ]的側面 [要素 ](↔positive )▸ reply in the negative ｟かたく ｠断りの返事をする 2 〘写 〙陰画, 原板, ネガ (↔positive ); 〘数 〙負数, 負量 ;〘 電 〙陰電気, 陰極板 .3 (検査 実験の結果の )陰性 (↔positive )▸ false negatives 偽陰性 4 〘文法 〙否定語 〘no, not, never, nor, nothing, nowhere, hardlyなど 〙; 否定文 ▸ a double negative 二重否定 5 〖the ～〗(討論の )反対者側 .動詞 他動詞 ｟かたい書 ｠1 〈提案 要求など 〉を拒否 [拒絶 ]する ; … を否定 [否認 ]する ; … を否決する .2 …が誤りであることを示す, … を反証する .3 …を無効にする .～̀ é quity ｟英 ｠マイナスの不動産正味価額 〘不動産の負債がその不動産の時価を上回る状態 〙.～̀ é vidence 否定的証拠 〘ある事が起こらないことを示す証拠 〙.～̀ f é edback 否定的な声 [反応 ]; 負のフィードバック (→feedback ).～̀ í ncome t à x 負の所得税 .～ness 名詞
negatively
n é g a tive ly 副詞 1 否定的に, 否定して ; 消極的に, 悪い方へ ▸ reply negatively 断りの返事をする ▸ He reacted negatively to the treatment .彼は治療を受けたがよくならなかった 2 〘電 〙陰電気を帯びて .
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