negative polarity

British  

noun

1. grammar the grammatical character of a word or phrase, such as ever or any, that may normally be used only in a semantically or syntactically negative or interrogative context

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Example Sentences

Group V viruses contain ssRNA genomes with a negative polarity, meaning that their sequence is complementary to the mRNA.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The auxiliary battery at the receiving station normally maintained upon the main line a continuous electric current of a negative polarity, which did not produce a mark upon the chemical paper.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 by Various

There is a whole field of consciousness established, with positive polarity of the first plane, negative polarity of the second.

From Fantasia of the Unconscious by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

Each receives the positive electricity from the sun, which it draws by reason of its negative polarity.

From The Universe a Vast Electric Organism by Warder, George Woodward

Arc Welding is carried out by drawing a piece of carbon which is of negative polarity away from the pieces of metal to be welded while the metal is made positive in polarity.

From Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon by Manly, Harold P. (Harold Phillips)