plus : Idioms & Phrases


11-plus

  • noun (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school
    11-plus.
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cost-plus

  • adjective satellite determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit
    • a cost-plus government contract
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cost-plus contract

  • noun a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit
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eleven-plus

  • noun (formerly in Britain) an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to select suitable candidates for grammar school
    11-plus.
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ne plus ultra

  • noun the state of being without a flaw or defect
    flawlessness; perfection.
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plus fours

  • noun men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf)
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Plus sign

  • noun a sign indicating the operation of addition
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  • (Math.), the sign (+) which denotes addition, or a positive quantity.
Webster 1913

tau-plus particle

  • noun an antilepton of very great mass
    antitauon.
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