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Positive
Positive Pos"i*tive, a.
1. (Mach. & Mech.)
(a) 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.
(b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a
to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.
Positive
Positive Pos"i*tive, n.
1. That which is capable of being affirmed; reality. --South.
2. That which settles by absolute appointment.
3. (Gram.) The positive degree or form.
4. (Photog.) A picture in which the lights and shades
correspond in position with those of the original, instead
of being reversed, as in a negative. --R. Hunt.
5. (Elec.) The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic
cell.
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