+ve

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ve"

English

Etymology

Abbreviation, using the plus sign.

Adjective

+ve (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of positive.

   Antonym: -ve

   • 2002, “Haematology” (chapter 3), in Drew Provan, Andrew Krentz, editors, Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Oxford: Oxford University Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 225:

     A typical result for a CD4 T lymphocyte population is shown: CD3, CD4 +ve; CD8, CD13, CD34, CD19 −ve.

Anagrams

• E.V., EV, Ev, eV, μeV