plus

plus
1. conjunction /plʌs/
a) sum of the previous one and the following one.

Two plus two equals four.

b) with; having in addition

A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.

Ant: minus
2. noun /plʌs/

He is a real plus to the team.

3. adjective /plʌs/
a) Being positive rather than negative or zero.

-2 , -2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")

b) Positive, or involving advantage.

He is a plus factor.


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  • plus — plus …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • plus — [ plys ] adv. • 980; mot lat. « une grande quantité » ♦ Mot servant de comparatif à beaucoup et entrant dans la formation des comparatifs de supériorité et dans celle du superlatif relatif de supériorité. I ♦ (Compar.; cf. aussi III) A ♦… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • plus — PLUS. adv. de comparaison. Davantage. J ay plus d interest à cela qu un autre. Personne n y a plus d interest que luy. il est plus content qu un Roy. il travaille plus que personne. il est à qui plus luy donne. il va où il y a plus à gagner. qui… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • plus — Plus, Magis. Plus ou moins, Peu plus, peu moins, Plus minus. Je l aime plus que moy, Ante me illum diligo. Beaucoup plus, Multo magis. Plus que tous les autres, Singulariter, Praeter alios. Il a estudié plus que tous les autres és lettres… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • plus — [plus] prep. [L, more < IE * plēyos, compar. of * pelu , much < base * pel > FULL1] 1. added to [2 plus 2 equals 4] 2. increased by; in addition to [salary plus bonus] 3. Informal with the addition of [he returned wiser and plus $300] …   English World dictionary

  • plus — /plus/, prep. 1. more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve. 2. with the addition of; with: He had wealth plus fame. adj. 3. involving or noting addition. 4. positive: a plus quantity. 5. more (by a certain amount). 6. Elect.… …   Universalium

  • Plus — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Plus» redirige aquí. Para otras acepciones, véase Plus (desambiguación). Plus es una banda argentina de rock pesado que comenzó a tocar en 1975 y debutó discográficamente en 1976 con No pisar el infinito . Contenido …   Wikipedia Español

  • pluş — PLUŞ, pluşuri, s.n. Ţesătură de bumbac, de lână, de păr de capră etc. mai groasă decât catifeaua şi cu părul mai lung decât al acesteia, care se întrebuinţează mai ales în tapiţerie. ♦ (La pl.) Varietăţi de pluş. – Din germ. Plüsch, fr. p(e)luche …   Dicționar Român

  • Plus — may refer to:* Plus sign, a mathematical sign * PLUS, a banking network * PLUS Markets, a small stock exchange in London, UK * North South Expressway, Malaysia ( ms. Projek Lebuhraya Utara Selatan) **PLUS Expressway Berhad, concessionaire of the… …   Wikipedia

  • plus — is used primarily as the oral equivalent of the arithmetical sign + (Three plus four is seven). In the 20c it went from strength to strength as a quasi preposition with the meaning ‘with the addition of, and also’ (e.g. • A cup of Epp s cocoa and …   Modern English usage

  • PLUS — (также известный как Visa PLUS)  это межбанковская сеть, охватывающая дебетные, кредитные и предоплаченные карты VISA, а также банковские карты, выданные различными банками по всему миру. В настоящий момент, во всем мире существует более… …   Википедия

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