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neu·tral
I. \ˈn(y)ü.trəl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French, from (assumed) Medieval Latin neutralis, from Latin, of neuter gender, from neutr-, neuter neuter + -alis -al
1.
a. : not engaged on either side : not siding with or assisting either of two or more contending parties
b. of a state or power : lending no active assistance to either or any belligerent
2. : of or belonging to a neutral state or power : not involved in hostilities
< neutral territory >
3.
a. : being neither one thing nor the other : belonging to neither of two usually opposed or contrasted classes : not decided or pronounced as to characteristics : middling, indifferent
< a neutral character without marked virtues or vices >
b.
(1) : totally lacking in saturation : achromatic, hueless
(2) : not decided in color : nearly achromatic : of low saturation
c.
(1) : neuter 4
(2) : lacking stamens or pistils
d.
(1) : neither acid nor basic : neither acid nor alkaline; specifically : having a pH value of 7.0
< a neutral solution contains both hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions at the same concentration, 1.00×10-7 — Linus Pauling >
(2) : normal 10c
< a neutral salt >
(3) : neither degressive nor progressive
< neutral burning of propellants in which the total surface remains nearly constant >
e.
(1) : not electrically charged
< a neutral particle >
(2) : being at an arbitrary zero of electrical potential
(3) : being at a potential midway between extremes
f. : being the position in which a propelling mechanism although itself revolving freely transmits no motion to the parts to be driven
g.
(1) : neither distinctively physical nor distinctively mental
< neutral stuff >
< neutral entities >
(2) : common to the knowing mind and the object known
h. : being neither milk nor meat nor prepared with dairy products or meat derivatives : pareve
i. usually capitalized : transition
4.
a.
(1) of the tongue or lips : being in a rest position intermediate between extreme positions to which movable
(2) of the tongue : lying low in the mouth and having no effort-produced arching
< the neutral articulation of either vowel of \əˈbəv\above >
(3) of the lips : open and with the corners of the mouth neither closely approximated nor widely separated
< the neutral articulation of the vowel of hut or art >
b. of a vowel : produced with the tongue in a position of rest : having brief duration : not of strongly defined or readily perceptible quality : unstressed
< either neutral vowel of \əˈbəv\above >
< the neutral vowel schwa >
• neu·tral·ly \-rəlē, -li\ adverb
• neu·tral·ness \-lnə̇s\ noun -es
II. noun
(-s)
1.
a. : a person, party, ship, or nation that takes or belongs to one who takes no part in a contest between others : one that exhibits neutrality
b. usually capitalized
(1) neutrals plural : an Iroquoian people of the region about Lake Erie in Canada and the United States
(2) : a member of such people
2. : a neutral color
3. : a neutral substance: as
a. : neutral lard
b. : neutral oil 2
4.
a. : an electrically neutral point, wire, conductor, bus bar, or other element
b. : a neutral position of driving and driven parts of a machine : a position of disengagement (as of gears from the motive power)
< when the transmission is in neutral, it means simply that the flow of power is cut off in the transmission so that rotation of the clutch shaft is not transmitted to the main shaft — Joseph Heitner > |