neu´tral|ness

neu´tral|ness
neu|tral «NOO truhl, NYOO-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. on neither side in a quarrel or a war: »

Switzerland was neutral in World War II.

2. of or belonging to a neutral country or neutral zone: »

a neutral vessel, a neutral port.

3. neither one thing nor the other; indefinite.
4. a) having little or no color; grayish: »

a neutral sky.

b) not tinted by mixture with any other color; pure: »

a neutral yellow.

5. neither acid nor base: »

a neutral salt.

6. Electricity. neither positive nor negative: »

Recent experiments…have led to the discovery of…a neutral pion, that is a pion with practically the same mass as the charged pion but with no electric charge (H. J. Bhaba).

7. Biology. not developed in sex; neuter.
–n.
1. a neutral person or country; one not taking part in a quarrel or war: »

the rights of neutrals.

2. a position of gears when they do not transmit motion from the engine to the wheels or other working parts.
3. the position of a gearshift lever when gears are in neutral.
4. a neutral color.
╂[< Latin neutrālis < neuter neuter]
–neu´tral|ly, adverb
–neu´tral|ness, noun.

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  • neu|tral — «NOO truhl, NYOO », adjective, noun. –adj. 1. on neither side in a quarrel or a war: »Switzerland was neutral in World War II. 2. of or belonging to a neutral country or neutral zone: »a neutral vessel, a neutral port. 3. neither one thing nor… …   Useful english dictionary

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