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positive
(mass) | positive
- kladný, pozitívny |
positive
(encz) | positive,jistý adj: si čím Pino |
positive
(encz) | positive,klad n: Zdeněk Brož |
positive
(encz) | positive,kladný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
positive
(encz) | positive,pozitiv n: Zdeněk Brož |
positive
(encz) | positive,pozitivní adj: Pavel Machek; Giza |
Positive
(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
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3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
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Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
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4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
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5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
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In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
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6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
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Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
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7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
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8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
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9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
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10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
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11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
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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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
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Positive
(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, n.
1. That which is capable of being affirmed; reality. --South.
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2. That which settles by absolute appointment.
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3. (Gram.) The positive degree or form.
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4. (Photog.) A picture in which the lights and shades
correspond in position with those of the original, instead
of being reversed, as in a negative. --R. Hunt.
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5. (Elec.) The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic
cell.
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positive
(wn) | positive
adj 1: characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews
were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive
demand" [ant: negative, neutral]
2: persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to
their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was
confident he would win" [syn: convinced(p), positive(p),
confident(p)]
3: involving advantage or good; "a plus (or positive) factor"
[syn: plus, positive]
4: indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or
pathogen; "a positive pregnancy test" [syn: positive,
confirming] [ant: disconfirming, negative]
5: formally laid down or imposed; "positive laws" [syn:
positive, prescribed]
6: impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of
the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable
argument" [syn: incontrovertible, irrefutable,
positive]
7: of or relating to positivism; "positivist thinkers";
"positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" [syn:
positivist, positivistic, positive]
8: reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which
naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or
progress or onward motion; "positive increase in graduating
students" [ant: negative]
9: greater than zero; "positive numbers"
10: having a positive charge; "protons are positive" [syn:
positive, electropositive, positively charged]
11: marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure
materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to
the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"
[syn: cocksure, overconfident, positive]
n 1: the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a
quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to
increase or diminution [syn: positive, positive degree]
2: a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to
those of the original subject |
positive
(devil) | POSITIVE, adj. Mistaken at the top of one's voice.
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POSITIVE
(bouvier) | POSITIVE. Express; absolute; not doubtful. This word is frequently used in
composition.
2. A positive condition is where the thing which is the subject of it
must happen; as, if I marry. It is opposed to a negative condition, which is
where the thing which is the subject of it must not happen; as, if I do not
marry.
3. A positive fraud is the intentional and successful employment of any
cunning, deception or artifice, to circumvent, cheat, or deceive another. 1
Story, Eq. Sec. 186; Dig. 4, 3, 1, 2; Dig. 2, 14, 7, 9. It is cited in
opposition to constructive fraud. (q.v.)
4. Positive evidence is that which, if believed, establishes the truth
or falsehood of a fact in issue, and does not arise from any presumption. It
is distinguished from circumstantial evidence. 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 3057.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
positive
(mass) | positive
- kladný, pozitívny |
be positive
(encz) | be positive,být si jistý v: např. "I'm almost positive that he
knows." Pino |
contrapositive
(encz) | contrapositive,kontrapozitivní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
electropositive
(encz) | electropositive,elektropozitivní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
expositive
(encz) | expositive,vysvětlující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
gram-positive
(encz) | gram-positive, adj: |
gram-positive bacterium
(encz) | Gram-positive bacterium,grampozitivní bakterie [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
oppositive
(encz) | oppositive, adj: |
positive
(encz) | positive,jistý adj: si čím Pinopositive,klad n: Zdeněk Brožpositive,kladný adj: Zdeněk Brožpositive,pozitiv n: Zdeněk Brožpositive,pozitivní adj: Pavel Machek; Giza |
positive bias
(encz) | positive bias, |
positive charge
(encz) | positive charge, n: |
positive chemotaxis
(encz) | positive chemotaxis, n: |
positive correlation
(encz) | positive correlation, n: |
positive feedback
(encz) | positive feedback, n: |
positive fraud
(encz) | positive fraud, n: |
positive identification
(encz) | positive identification, n: |
positive incentives
(encz) | positive incentives,pozitivní podněty [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
positive magnetic pole
(encz) | positive magnetic pole, n: |
positive muon
(encz) | positive muon, n: |
positive pole
(encz) | positive pole, n: |
positive reinforcer
(encz) | positive reinforcer, n: |
positive reinforcing stimulus
(encz) | positive reinforcing stimulus, n: |
positive stimulus
(encz) | positive stimulus, n: |
positive time reverence
(encz) | positive time reverence,preference okamžité spotřeby [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
positively
(encz) | positively,pozitivně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
positively charged
(encz) | positively charged, adj: |
positiveness
(encz) | positiveness,kladnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
positives
(encz) | positives,klady n: pl. jose |
postpositive
(encz) | postpositive, adj: |
rh-positive
(encz) | rh-positive, adj: |
Appositive
(gcide) | Appositive \Ap*pos"i*tive\, a.
Of or relating to apposition; in apposition. -- n. A noun in
apposition. -- Ap*pos"i*tive*ly, adv.
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Appositive to the words going immediately before.
--Knatchbull.
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Appositively
(gcide) | Appositive \Ap*pos"i*tive\, a.
Of or relating to apposition; in apposition. -- n. A noun in
apposition. -- Ap*pos"i*tive*ly, adv.
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Appositive to the words going immediately before.
--Knatchbull.
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Compositive
(gcide) | Compositive \Com*pos"i*tive\, a. [L. compositivus.]
Having the quality of entering into composition; compounded.
[R.]
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Dispositive
(gcide) | Dispositive \Dis*pos"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. dispositif.]
1. Disposing; tending to regulate; decretive. [Obs.]
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His dispositive wisdom and power. --Bates.
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2. Belonging to disposition or natural, tendency. [Obs.]
"Dispositive holiness." --Jer. Taylor.
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Dispositively
(gcide) | Dispositively \Dis*pos"i*tive*ly\, adv.
In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral disposition.
[Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Do dispositively what Moses is recorded to have done
literally, . . . break all the ten commandments at
once. --Boyle.
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Electro-positive
(gcide) | Electro-positive \E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive\, a.
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.
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Note: An element that is electro-positive in one compound may
be electro-negative in another, and vice versa.
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2. (Chem.) Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished
from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.
[1913 Webster]Electro-positive \E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive\, n. (Chem. & Physics)
A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
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Expositive
(gcide) | Expositive \Ex*pos"i*tive\, a.
Serving to explain; expository. --Bp. Pearson.
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Oppositive
(gcide) | Oppositive \Op*pos`i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. oppositif. See
Opposite.]
Capable of being put in opposition. --Bp. Hall.
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Optically positive
(gcide) | Optically \Op"tic*al*ly\, adv.
1. By optics or sight.
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2. With reference to optics.
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Optically active, Optically inactive (Chem. Physics),
terms used of certain isomeric substances which, while
identical with each other in other respects, differ in
this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or
left-handed circular polarization of light. See {optical
activity}.
Optically positive, Optically negative. See under
Refraction.
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positive chemotaxis
(gcide) | Chemotaxis \Chem`o*tax"is\, n. Formerly also Chemiotaxis
\Chem`i*o*tax"is\ [Chemical + Gr. ? arrangement, fr. ? to
arrange.] (Biol.)
The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms,
as bacteria, zoospores of alg[ae], etc., to chemical
substances held in solution. They may be attracted ({positive
chemotaxis}) or repelled (negative chemotaxis). --
Chem`o*tac"tic, a. -- Chem`o*tac"tic*al*ly, adv.
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Positive crystals
(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
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3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
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Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
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4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
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5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
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In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
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6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
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Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
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7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
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8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
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9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
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10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
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Positive degree
(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
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3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
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Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
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4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
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5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
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In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
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6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
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Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
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7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
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8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
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9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
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10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
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Positive demonstration
(gcide) | Demonstration \Dem`on*stra"tion\, n. [L. demonstratio: cf. F.
d['e]monstration.]
1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof;
especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt;
indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.
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Those intervening ideas which serve to show the
agreement of any two others are called "proofs;" and
where agreement or disagreement is by this means
plainly and clearly perceived, it is called
demonstration. --Locke.
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2. An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a
manifestation; a show. See also sense 7 for a more
specific related meaning.
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Did your letters pierce the queen to any
demonstration of grief? --Shak.
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Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. --Prescott.
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3. (Anat.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or
other anatomical preparation.
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4. (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement
indicating an attack.
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5. (Logic) The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or
the proof itself.
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6. (Math.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain
result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; --
these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously
established propositions.
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7. a public gathering of people to express some sentiment or
feelings by explicit means, such as picketing, parading,
carrying signs or shouting, usually in favor of or opposed
to some action of government or of a business.
[PJC]
8. the act of showing how a certain device, machine or
product operates, or how a procedure is performed; --
usually done for the purpose of inducing prospective
customers to buy a product; as, a demonstration of the
simple operation of a microwave oven.
[PJC]
Direct demonstration, or Positive demonstration, (Logic &
Math.), one in which the correct conclusion is the
immediate sequence of reasoning from axiomatic or
established premises; -- opposed to
Indirect demonstration, or Negative demonstration (called
also reductio ad absurdum), in which the correct
conclusion is an inference from the demonstration that any
other hypothesis must be incorrect.
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Positive electricity
(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
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3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
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Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
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4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
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5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
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In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
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6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
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Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
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7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
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8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
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9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
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10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
[1913 Webster]Electricity \E`lec*tric"i*ty\ ([=e]`l[e^]k*tr[i^]s"[i^]*t[y^]),
n.; pl. Electricities ([=e]`l[e^]k*tr[i^]s"[i^]*t[i^]z).
[Cf. F. ['e]lectricit['e]. See Electric.]
1. (Physics) a property of certain of the fundamental
particles of which matter is composed, called also
electric charge, and being of two types, designated
positive and negative; the property of electric charge on
a particle or physical body creates a force field which
affects other particles or bodies possessing electric
charge; positive charges create a repulsive force between
them, and negative charges also create a repulsive force.
A positively charged body and a negatively charged body
will create an attractive force between them. The unit of
electrical charge is the coulomb, and the intensity of
the force field at any point is measured in volts.
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2. any of several phenomena associated with the accumulation
or movement of electrically charged particles within
material bodies, classified as static electricity and
electric current. Static electricity is often observed
in everyday life, when it causes certain materials to
cling together; when sufficient static charge is
accumulated, an electric current may pass through the air
between two charged bodies, and is observed as a visible
spark; when the spark passes from a human body to another
object it may be felt as a mild to strong painful
sensation. Electricity in the form of electric current is
put to many practical uses in electrical and electronic
devices. Lightning is also known to be a form of electric
current passing between clouds and the ground, or between
two clouds. Electric currents may produce heat, light,
concussion, and often chemical changes when passed between
objects or through any imperfectly conducting substance or
space. Accumulation of electrical charge or generation of
a voltage differnce between two parts of a complex object
may be caused by any of a variety of disturbances of
molecular equilibrium, whether from a chemical, physical,
or mechanical, cause. Electric current in metals and most
other solid coductors is carried by the movement of
electrons from one part of the metal to another. In ionic
solutions and in semiconductors, other types of movement
of charged particles may be responsible for the observed
electrical current.
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Note: Electricity is manifested under following different
forms: (a)
Statical electricity, called also
Frictional electricity or Common electricity, electricity
in the condition of a stationary charge, in which the
disturbance is produced by friction, as of glass, amber,
etc., or by induction. (b)
Dynamical electricity, called also
Voltaic electricity, electricity in motion, or as a current
produced by chemical decomposition, as by means of a
voltaic battery, or by mechanical action, as by
dynamo-electric machines. (c)
Thermoelectricity, in which the disturbing cause is heat
(attended possibly with some chemical action). It is
developed by uniting two pieces of unlike metals in a bar,
and then heating the bar unequally. (d)
Atmospheric electricity, any condition of electrical
disturbance in the atmosphere or clouds, due to some or
all of the above mentioned causes. (e)
Magnetic electricity, electricity developed by the action
of magnets. (f)
Positive electricity, the electricity that appears at the
positive pole or anode of a battery, or that is produced
by friction of glass; -- called also {vitreous
electricity}. (g)
Negative electricity, the electricity that appears at the
negative pole or cathode, or is produced by the friction
of resinous substance; -- called also resinous
electricity. (h)
Organic electricity, that which is developed in organic
structures, either animal or vegetable, the phrase animal
electricity being much more common.
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3. The science which studies the phenomena and laws of
electricity; electrical science.
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4. Fig.: excitement, anticipation, or emotional tension,
usually caused by the occurrence or expectation of
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Positive eyepiece
(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
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3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
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Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
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4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
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5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
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In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
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6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
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Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
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7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
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8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
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9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
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10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
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11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
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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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
[1913 Webster]eyepiece \eye"piece`\ eye-piece \eye"-piece`\, n. (Opt.)
The lens, or combination of lenses, at the eye end of a
microscope, telescope or other optical instrument, through
which the image formed by the mirror or object glass is
viewed.
Syn: ocular.
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Collimating eyepiece. See under Collimate.
Negative, or Huyghenian, eyepiece, an eyepiece
consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their curved
surfaces turned toward the object glass, and separated
from each other by about half the sum of their focal
distances, the image viewed by the eye being formed
between the two lenses. it was devised by Huyghens, who
applied it to the telescope. Campani applied it to the
microscope, whence it is sometimes called {Campani's
eyepiece}.
Positive eyepiece, an eyepiece consisting of two
plano-convex lenses placed with their curved surfaces
toward each other, and separated by a distance somewhat
less than the focal distance of the one nearest eye, the
image of the object viewed being beyond both lenses; --
called also, from the name of the inventor, {Ramsden's
eyepiece}.
terrestrial, or Erecting eyepiece, an eyepiece used in
telescopes for viewing terrestrial objects, consisting of
three, or usually four, lenses, so arranged as to present
the image of the object viewed in an erect position.
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positive hydrotropism
(gcide) | Hydrotropism \Hy*drot"ro*pism\, n.
1. (Bot.) A tendency towards moisture.
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2. (Bot.) In a broader sense, any curvature or turning
induced in certain growing plant organs under the
influence of moisture.
Note: When the movement is toward the moisture, as is the
case in most roots, the phenomenon is called {positive
hydrotropism}; when away from the moisture, as in the
case of hyphae of certain fungi, {negative
hydrotropism}.
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Positive law
(gcide) | Law \Law\ (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root
of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l["o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov;
cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or
fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See
Lie to be prostrate.]
1. In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by
an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling
regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent
or a power acts.
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Note: A law may be universal or particular, written or
unwritten, published or secret. From the nature of the
highest laws a degree of permanency or stability is
always implied; but the power which makes a law, or a
superior power, may annul or change it.
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These are the statutes and judgments and laws,
which the Lord made. --Lev. xxvi.
46.
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The law of thy God, and the law of the King.
--Ezra vii.
26.
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As if they would confine the Interminable . . .
Who made our laws to bind us, not himself.
--Milton.
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His mind his kingdom, and his will his law.
--Cowper.
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2. In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition
and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and
toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to
righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the
conscience or moral nature.
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3. The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture
where it is written, in distinction from the gospel;
hence, also, the Old Testament. Specifically: the first
five books of the bible, called also Torah, Pentatech,
or Law of Moses.
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What things soever the law saith, it saith to them
who are under the law . . . But now the
righteousness of God without the law is manifested,
being witnessed by the law and the prophets. --Rom.
iii. 19, 21.
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4. In human government:
(a) An organic rule, as a constitution or charter,
establishing and defining the conditions of the
existence of a state or other organized community.
(b) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute,
resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or
recognized, and enforced, by the controlling
authority.
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5. In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or
change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as
imposed by the will of God or by some controlling
authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion;
the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause
and effect; law of self-preservation.
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6. In mathematics: The rule according to which anything, as
the change of value of a variable, or the value of the
terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.
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7. In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or
of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a
principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of
architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.
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8. Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one
subject, or emanating from one source; -- including
usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial
proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman
law; the law of real property; insurance law.
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9. Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity;
applied justice.
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Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law
itself is nothing else but reason. --Coke.
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Law is beneficence acting by rule. --Burke.
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And sovereign Law, that state's collected will
O'er thrones and globes elate,
Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill. --Sir
W. Jones.
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10. Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy;
litigation; as, to go law.
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When every case in law is right. --Shak.
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He found law dear and left it cheap. --Brougham.
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11. An oath, as in the presence of a court. [Obs.] See {Wager
of law}, under Wager.
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Avogadro's law (Chem.), a fundamental conception, according
to which, under similar conditions of temperature and
pressure, all gases and vapors contain in the same volume
the same number of ultimate molecules; -- so named after
Avogadro, an Italian scientist. Sometimes called
Amp[`e]re's law.
Bode's law (Astron.), an approximative empirical expression
of the distances of the planets from the sun, as follows:
-- Mer. Ven. Earth. Mars. Aste. Jup. Sat. Uran. Nep. 4 4 4
4 4 4 4 4 4 0 3 6 12 24 48 96 192 384 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
--- --- 4 7 10 16 28 52 100 196 388 5.9 7.3 10 15.2 27.4
52 95.4 192 300 where each distance (line third) is the
sum of 4 and a multiple of 3 by the series 0, 1, 2, 4, 8,
etc., the true distances being given in the lower line.
Boyle's law (Physics), an expression of the fact, that when
an elastic fluid is subjected to compression, and kept at
a constant temperature, the product of the pressure and
volume is a constant quantity, i. e., the volume is
inversely proportioned to the pressure; -- known also as
Mariotte's law, and the law of Boyle and Mariotte.
Brehon laws. See under Brehon.
Canon law, the body of ecclesiastical law adopted in the
Christian Church, certain portions of which (for example,
the law of marriage as existing before the Council of
Tent) were brought to America by the English colonists as
part of the common law of the land. --Wharton.
Civil law, a term used by writers to designate Roman law,
with modifications thereof which have been made in the
different countries into which that law has been
introduced. The civil law, instead of the common law,
prevails in the State of Louisiana. --Wharton.
Commercial law. See Law merchant (below).
Common law. See under Common.
Criminal law, that branch of jurisprudence which relates to
crimes.
Ecclesiastical law. See under Ecclesiastical.
Grimm's law (Philol.), a statement (propounded by the
German philologist Jacob Grimm) of certain regular changes
which the primitive Indo-European mute consonants,
so-called (most plainly seen in Sanskrit and, with some
changes, in Greek and Latin), have undergone in the
Teutonic languages. Examples: Skr. bh[=a]t[.r], L. frater,
E. brother, G. bruder; L. tres, E. three, G. drei, Skr.
go, E. cow, G. kuh; Skr. dh[=a] to put, Gr. ti-qe`-nai, E.
do, OHG, tuon, G. thun. See also lautverschiebung.
Kepler's laws (Astron.), three important laws or
expressions of the order of the planetary motions,
discovered by John Kepler. They are these: (1) The orbit
of a planet with respect to the sun is an ellipse, the sun
being in one of the foci. (2) The areas swept over by a
vector drawn from the sun to a planet are proportioned to
the times of describing them. (3) The squares of the times
of revolution of two planets are in the ratio of the cubes
of their mean distances.
Law binding, a plain style of leather binding, used for law
books; -- called also law calf.
Law book, a book containing, or treating of, laws.
Law calf. See Law binding (above).
Law day.
(a) Formerly, a day of holding court, esp. a court-leet.
(b) The day named in a mortgage for the payment of the
money to secure which it was given. [U. S.]
Law French, the dialect of Norman, which was used in
judicial proceedings and law books in England from the
days of William the Conqueror to the thirty-sixth year of
Edward III.
Law language, the language used in legal writings and
forms.
Law Latin. See under Latin.
Law lords, peers in the British Parliament who have held
high judicial office, or have been noted in the legal
profession.
Law merchant, or Commercial law, a system of rules by
which trade and commerce are regulated; -- deduced from
the custom of merchants, and regulated by judicial
decisions, as also by enactments of legislatures.
Law of Charles (Physics), the law that the volume of a
given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite
fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of
temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay
Lussac's law}, or Dalton's law.
Law of nations. See International law, under
International.
Law of nature.
(a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant
action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death
is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature.
See Law, 4.
(b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality
deducible from a study of the nature and natural
relations of human beings independent of supernatural
revelation or of municipal and social usages.
Law of the land, due process of law; the general law of the
land.
Laws of honor. See under Honor.
Laws of motion (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac
Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or
of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as
it is made to change that state by external force. (2)
Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force,
and takes place in the direction in which the force is
impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to
action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon
each other are always equal and in opposite directions.
Marine law, or Maritime law, the law of the sea; a branch
of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea,
such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.
--Bouvier.
Mariotte's law. See Boyle's law (above).
Martial law.See under Martial.
Military law, a branch of the general municipal law,
consisting of rules ordained for the government of the
military force of a state in peace and war, and
administered in courts martial. --Kent. --Warren's
Blackstone.
Moral law, the law of duty as regards what is right and
wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten
commandments given by Moses. See Law, 2.
Mosaic law, or Ceremonial law. (Script.) See Law, 3.
Municipal law, or Positive law, a rule prescribed by the
supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing
some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from
international law and constitutional law. See Law,
1.
Periodic law. (Chem.) See under Periodic.
Roman law, the system of principles and laws found in the
codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of
ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws
of the several European countries and colonies founded by
them. See Civil law (above).
Statute law, the law as stated in statutes or positive
enactments of the legislative body.
Sumptuary law. See under Sumptuary.
To go to law, to seek a settlement of any matter by
bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute
some one.
To take the law of, or To have the law of, to bring the
law to bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor.
--Addison.
Wager of law. See under Wager.
Syn: Justice; equity.
Usage: Law, Statute, Common law, Regulation, Edict,
Decree. Law is generic, and, when used with
reference to, or in connection with, the other words
here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one
who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a
particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly
enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action
founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of
justice. A regulation is a limited and often,
temporary law, intended to secure some particular end
or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a
sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A
decree is a permanent order either of a court or of
the executive government. See Justice.
[1913 Webster]Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
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3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
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Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
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4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
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5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
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In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
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6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
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Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
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7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
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8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
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9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
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10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
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11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
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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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
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(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
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3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
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Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
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4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
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5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
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In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
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6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
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Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
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7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
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8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
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9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
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10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
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Positive philosophy
(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
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3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
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Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
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4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
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5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
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In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
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6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
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Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
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7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
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8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
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9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
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10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
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positive phototaxis
(gcide) | Phototaxis \Pho`to*tax"is\, Phototaxy \Pho"to*tax`y\, n. [NL.
phototaxis; photo- + Gr. ? an arranging.] (Biol.)
The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as
various infusorians, the zoospores of certain alg[ae], etc.;
also, the tendency to follow definite directions of motion or
assume definite positions under such influence. If the
migration is toward the source of light, it is termed
positive phototaxis; if away from the light,
negative phototaxis. -- Pho`to*tac"tic, a. --
Pho`to*tac"tic*al*ly, adv.
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positive phototropism
(gcide) | Phototropism \Pho*tot"ro*pism\, n. [Photo- + Gr. ? to turn.]
1. (Plant Physiol.) The tendency of growing plant organs to
move or curve under the influence of light. In ordinary
use the term is practically synonymous with
heliotropism.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Microbiology) exhibiting movement in a direction toward
(positive phototropism) or away from ({negative
phototropism}) a source of light.
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Positive pole
(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
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3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
[1913 Webster]
Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
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4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
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5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
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In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
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6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
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Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
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7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
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8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
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9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
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10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
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Positive quantity
(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
[1913 Webster]
3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
[1913 Webster]
Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
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4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
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5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
[1913 Webster]
In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]
6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
[1913 Webster]
Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
[1913 Webster]
9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
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10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
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Positive rotation
(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
[1913 Webster]
3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
[1913 Webster]
Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
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4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
[1913 Webster]
In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]
6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
[1913 Webster]
Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
[1913 Webster]
9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
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10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
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Positive sign
(gcide) | Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.
positivus. See Position.]
1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in
fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive
good." --Bacon.
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2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on
changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed
to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but
depends on the different tastes individuals.
[1913 Webster]
3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly
expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive
declaration or promise.
[1913 Webster]
Positive words, that he would not bear arms against
King Edward's son. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,
qualification, or discretion; not dependent on
circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;
compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;
decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;
positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by
arbitrary appointment; said of laws.
[1913 Webster]
In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;
that which is positive, not so. --Hooker.
[1913 Webster]
6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,
overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.
[1913 Webster]
Some positive, persisting fops we know,
That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a
positive voice in legislation. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to
the position of lights and shades, instead of having the
lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.
[1913 Webster]
9. (Chem.)
(a) Electro-positive.
(b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to
negative, and said of metals, bases, and basic
radicals.
[1913 Webster]
10. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in
which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip
or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated
through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;
as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a
friction clutch is not.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in
which the steering wheels move so that they describe
concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from
side slip or harmful resistance.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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.
Positive degree (Gram.), that state of an adjective or
adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or
relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.
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.
Positive eyepiece. See under Eyepiece.
Positive law. See Municipal law, under Law.
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.
Positive philosophy. See Positivism.
Positive pole.
(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.]
Positive quantity (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one
affected by the sign plus [+].
Positive rotation (Mech.), left-handed rotation.
Positive sign (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,
or addition.
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positive thigmotaxis
(gcide) | Thigmotaxis \Thig`mo*tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? touch + ? an
arranging.] (Physiol.)
The property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting,
and thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance.
Note: When the movement is away from the touching body, it is
negative thigmotaxis; when towards it, {positive
thigmotaxis}.
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Positively
(gcide) | Positively \Pos"i*tive*ly\, adv.
In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with
certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; --
opposed to negatively.
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Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or
evil comparatively, and positively simply. --Bacon.
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Give me some breath, some little pause, my lord,
Before I positively speak herein. --Shak.
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I would ask . . . whether . . . the divine law does not
positively require humility and meekness. --Sprat.
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Positively charged or Positively electrified (Elec.),
having a charge of positive electricity; -- opposed to
negatively charged.
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Positively charged
(gcide) | Positively \Pos"i*tive*ly\, adv.
In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with
certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; --
opposed to negatively.
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Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or
evil comparatively, and positively simply. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
Give me some breath, some little pause, my lord,
Before I positively speak herein. --Shak.
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I would ask . . . whether . . . the divine law does not
positively require humility and meekness. --Sprat.
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Positively charged or Positively electrified (Elec.),
having a charge of positive electricity; -- opposed to
negatively charged.
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Positively electrified
(gcide) | Positively \Pos"i*tive*ly\, adv.
In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with
certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; --
opposed to negatively.
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Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or
evil comparatively, and positively simply. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
Give me some breath, some little pause, my lord,
Before I positively speak herein. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
I would ask . . . whether . . . the divine law does not
positively require humility and meekness. --Sprat.
[1913 Webster]
Positively charged or Positively electrified (Elec.),
having a charge of positive electricity; -- opposed to
negatively charged.
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Positiveness
(gcide) | Positiveness \Pos"i*tive*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness;
certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See
Positive, a.
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Positiveness, pedantry, and ill manners. --Swift.
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The positiveness of sins of commission lies both in the
habitude of the will and in the executed act too; the
positiveness of sins of omission is in the habitude of
the will only. --Norris.
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Postpositive
(gcide) | Postpositive \Post*pos"i*tive\, a. [See Postpone.]
Placed after another word; as, a postpositive conjunction; a
postpositive letter. -- Post*pos"i*tive*ly, adv.
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Postpositively
(gcide) | Postpositive \Post*pos"i*tive\, a. [See Postpone.]
Placed after another word; as, a postpositive conjunction; a
postpositive letter. -- Post*pos"i*tive*ly, adv.
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Prepositive
(gcide) | Prepositive \Pre*pos"i*tive\, a. [L. praepositivus: cf. F.
pr['e]positif.] (Gram.)
Put before; prefixed; as, a prepositive particle. -- n. A
prepositive word. --Tooke.
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Reversed positive
(gcide) | Reversed \Re*versed"\ (r[-e]*v[~e]rst"), a.
1. Turned side for side, or end for end; changed to the
contrary; specifically (Bot. & Zool.), sinistrorse or
sinistral; as, a reversed, or sinistral, spiral or shell.
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2. (Law) Annulled and the contrary substituted; as, a
reversed judgment or decree.
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Reversed positive or Reversed negative (Photog.), a
picture corresponding with the original in light and
shade, but reversed as to right and left. --Abney.
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Suppositive
(gcide) | Suppositive \Sup*pos"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. suppositif.]
Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed.
-- Sup*pos"i*tive*ly, adv. --Hammond.
[1913 Webster]Suppositive \Sup*pos"i*tive\, n.
A word denoting or implying supposition, as the words if,
granting, provided, etc. --Harris.
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Suppositively
(gcide) | Suppositive \Sup*pos"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. suppositif.]
Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed.
-- Sup*pos"i*tive*ly, adv. --Hammond.
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Transpositive
(gcide) | Transpositive \Trans*pos"i*tive\, a.
Made by transposing; consisting in transposition;
transposable.
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appositive
(wn) | appositive
adj 1: relating to or being in apposition; "an appositive noun"
[syn: appositional, appositive] |
appositively
(wn) | appositively
adv 1: in an appositive manner; "this adjective is used
appositively" [syn: appositively, in apposition] |
electropositive
(wn) | electropositive
adj 1: having a positive charge; "protons are positive" [syn:
positive, electropositive, positively charged] |
expositive
(wn) | expositive
adj 1: serving to expound or set forth; "clean expository
writing" [syn: expository, expositive] |
gram-positive
(wn) | Gram-positive
adj 1: (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that
retains the violet stain used in Gram's method |
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