neg·a·tive
adj 1 : marked by denial, prohibition, or refusal 2 : marked by features (as hostility or withdrawal) opposing constructive treatment or development 3 a : being, relating to, or charged with electricity of which the electron is the elementary unit b (1) : having lower electrical potential and constituting the part toward which the current flows from the external circuit <the pole> (2) : being the electron-emitting electrode of an electron tube 4 a : not affirming the presence of the organism or condition in question <a TB test> b : directed or moving away from a source of stimulation < tropism> 5 : having the light and dark parts in approximately inverse relation to those of the original photographic subject neg*a*tive*ly adv
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