Main Entry: ¹plus

Pronunciation: \ˈpləs\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin, adverb, more, from neuter of plur-, plus, adjective; akin to Greek pleion more, Latin plenus full — more at full

Date: 1579

1 : algebraically positive
2 : having, receiving, or being in addition to what is anticipated
3 a : falling high in a specified range <a grade of C plus> b : greater than that specified c : possessing a specified quality to a high degree
4 : electrically positive
5 : relating to or being a particular one of the two mating types that are required for successful fertilization in sexual reproduction in some lower plantlike organisms (as a fungus)