positive polarity

British  

noun

1. grammar the grammatical characteristic of a word or phrase, such as delicious or rather, that may normally only be used in a semantically or syntactically positive or affirmative context

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positive polarity

Group IV viruses have ssRNA as their genome with a positive polarity.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The electric tension diminishes toward the edges and angles, and frequently positive polarity is produced there.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 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)

The upper centers hold the lower in positive polarity.

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