plus sign

noun

: a sign + denoting addition or a positive quantity

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In the following image, each plus sign opens to reveal a green aspect of the campus. Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 The commitment breathed new life into an idea first proposed over a decade ago and dismissed by some as an urban fantasy: a self-filtering swimming pool shaped like a plus sign in the murky currents of the East River. Jake Offenhartz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024 The spread is typically shown with a minus sign in front of the favorite and a plus sign in front of the underdog. Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Instead, Adam is related to singer Michael Bolton, which is confirmed by his full wine clue: a long pencil (not a short one), hair, the number 90 in a star, a person with a question mark on their head, a person holding a microphone, a heart, a tennis ball, a plus sign, and an advertising sign. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for plus sign 

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of plus sign was in 1820

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“Plus sign.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plus%20sign. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

plus sign

noun
: a sign + used especially in mathematics to indicate addition (as in 8 + 6 = 14) or a positive quantity (as in +10°)

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