neutral

«neutral» in Mova's school dictionary: Not taking any side in an argument, game or war — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (neutral); noun (neutral)

meaning for a pupil

1) Not taking any side in an argument, game or war. tree →

2) (science) Neither acid nor alkali (pH 7, like pure water). tree →

3) (science) Having no electric charge. tree →

4) Of colour: not bright; beige, grey, cream. tree →

5) (noun) The gear position in a car where the engine is not connected to the wheels. tree →

6) Showing no strong feeling (a neutral face). tree →

sense in the lessons

In science: neutral solutions have pH 7; neutrons are neutral particles. In sport: a neutral referee; a match at a neutral ground. In history: a neutral country stays out of a war. Phrases: stay neutral, neutral colours, in neutral.

examples

• The referee must be neutral. tree →
• Pure water is neutral, neither acid nor alkali. tree →
• Switzerland stayed neutral in the war. tree →
• She painted the walls a neutral beige. tree →
• Put the car in neutral before starting. tree →
• His face was neutral, so I could not tell if he was cross. tree →
• The final was played at a neutral ground. tree →

note

Adjective; noun: neutrality. Verb: neutralise / neutralize (to make neutral, e.g. an acid). For numbers: on the pH scale, 7 is neutral, below 7 is acid, above 7 is alkali. A neutral atom has equal numbers of protons and electrons.

In the corpora

• Helpers like the Red Cross and Red Crescent stay neutral so they can reach every side.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «neutral» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.