| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Of such a nature relatively to some other associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the positive pole; -- the converse or correlative of electro-negative.[Websters]
2. Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.[Websters] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb electro-positively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (electro-positively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective electro-positive.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ELECTRO-POSITIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ELECTRO-POSITIVE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Attracted by bodies negatively electrified, or by the negative pole of the galvanic arrangement. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
