All 9 Uses
positive
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- It's a positive sign.†
Chpt 14. *positive = good
- It was positively from Red October.†
Chpt 15. *positively = absolutely (used for emphasis)
- Petrov paused, telling himself to be more positive.†
Chpt 9.
- The Invincible "Positive sonar contact," said the metal speaker.†
Chpt 13.
- He remembered how positive he had been that his scenario was correct.†
Chpt 14.
- This gave the Sea Cliff a thousand pounds of positive buoyancy.†
Chpt 15.
- Conn, sonar, we have a positive contact, bearing two-three-four, range six thousand yards.†
Chpt 17.
- With her slight positive buoyancy, the October was drifting upward a few feet per minute despite the plane setting.†
Chpt 17.
- The Red October They had risen because of the Red October's positive trim, and now Ryan had five degrees of down-angle on the diving planes to get back down to a hundred meters.†
Chpt 17.
Definitions:
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(positive as in: I'm absolutely positive!) certain (having no doubt; or used for emphasis)
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(positive as in: had a positive effect) good or beneficial
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(positive as in: positive feedback from my boss) approval or agreement
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(positive as in: a positive attitude) optimistic (expecting or focusing on good things); or agreeable
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(positive as in: The test came back positive.) found a condition or substance to be present
indicating the presence of something being tested for -- especially a disease, condition, or substance -
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(positive as in: a positive number) greater than zero (of a number)
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) See a comprehensive dictionary for less common meanings of positive including some in the fields of electricity, physics, chemistry, medicine, philosophy, and grammar. Note that most all senses of positive indicate that something is good or present.