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Definition of positive :
1. 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.
2. Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a to- and- fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
3. 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.
Synonyms:
ordained, prescribed, compulsory, controlling, validating, exacting, obstinate, positively charged, positivist, specific, arbitrary, unbounded, flat, imperative, dead, explicit, actual, electropositive, substantiating, affirm, outright, blooming, substantiative, domineering, compulsive, tyrannical, thoroughgoing, hard, dictatorial, imperious, confirmatory, precise, emphatic, real, overbearing, upbeat, despotic, arrant, undisputable, clear-cut, arrogant, confirming, unambiguous, unreserved, verificatory, true, total, resolute, overconfident, positive degree, undoubting, plain, confirmative, collateral, lordly, inarguable, express, dogmatic, decreed, coercive, appointed, plus, corroborative, unlimited, downright, unrelieved, verifying, big, commanding, sheer, pure, help, flat-out, limited, demonstrable, official, positivistic, all-out, cocksure, peremptory, autocratic, thorough, haughty, out-and-out, unassailable, favorable, corroboratory, validatory, damned, crashing, concrete, irresponsible, authoritative
affirmative (part of speech: adjective)
declarative, assertive, predicative, insistent
certain (part of speech: adjective)
incontrovertible, veritable, set, irrefragable, undoubted, decided, accurate, irrefutable, decisive, assured, patent, confident, doubtless, clear, trusting, unmistakable, unquestionable, convinced, steadfast, indisputable, incontestable
absolute (part of speech: adjective)
definite, conclusive, unmitigated, undeniable, unconditional, categorical, perfect, absolute, consummate, indubitable, unrestricted, sure, supreme, certain, utter, unequivocal, unqualified, complete
electrical (part of speech: adjective)
electromagnetic, electronic, electrical, conductive, inductive, technical, magnetic
positive (part of speech: adjective)
beneficial, affirmative, optimistic, constructive
electricity (part of speech: noun)
discharge, resistance, capacitance, frequency, impedance, resistor, computer, electronics, wattage, polarity, diode, ohm, current, circuit card, CPU, negative, juice, tube, charge, motherboard, electricity, direct current, television, volt, insulator, circuit, conductor, connection, microphone, CRT, voltage, electrostatic, cathode, amplifier, spark, anode, alternating current, kilohertz, radio, backplane, processor, monitor, shock, FM, transistor, electromagnetism, induction, amperes, watt, megahertz, radar, network, memory, DC, capacitor, speaker, AC, video, triode, receiver, transmitter, magnetism, cycle, IC, tweeter, electrode
Usage examples:
- And yet, with all this, the positive result will be the same. - "A Practical Enquiry into the Philosophy of Education", James Gall.
- Peace: yes, peace must be, of course, a positive thing. - "Non-combatants and Others", Rose Macaulay.
- I'm positive I'm not mistaken. - "The Dragon's Secret", Augusta Huiell Seaman.