adj
Meaning 1
having a positive electric charge
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
electropositive
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adj
Meaning 2
tending to release electrons to form a chemical bond
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
having a positive charge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- protons are positive
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: positive, positively charged
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- English positive English electropositive From electro- + positive.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: elektropositiivinen — tending to release electrons
- French: électropositif — tending to release electrons
- Greek: ηλεκτροθετικός (ilektrothetikós) — tending to release electrons
- Hungarian: elektropozitív — tending to release electrons
- Hungarian: elektromosan pozitív — tending to release electrons
- Hungarian: pozitív villamos/elektromos töltésű — tending to release electrons
- Polish: elektrododatni — tending to release electrons
- Romanian: electropozitiv — tending to release electrons
- Slovak: elektropozitívny — tending to release electrons
- Tagalog: dagitahas — tending to release electrons