neutral

IPA: nˈutrʌɫ

noun

  • A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
  • A person who takes no side in a dispute.
  • An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
  • A neutral hue.
  • The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
  • An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.

adjective

  • (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
  • Favouring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
  • Neither positive nor negative.
  • Neither beneficial nor harmful.
  • (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
  • Having no obvious colour; gray
  • (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
  • (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
  • (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
  • (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is in between chaotic and lawful.
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Examples of "neutral" in Sentences

  • Holly studied Dante, her expression neutral and composed.
  • Through force of will, West kept his expression neutral and said nothing.
  • Matt was careful to keep his expression neutral as he palmed the knife and shifted his grip on it.
  • _semi-neutral_ Gray is distinguished from the _neutral_ Grey, which springs in an infinite series from the mixture of the neutral black and white.
  • “Commander Worf will certainly be gratified to hear that,” Taurik said, his expression neutral and his tone impassive, but it was still more than enough to elicit from Chen an unrestrained belly laugh.
  • The neutral monism I advocate, accordingly, has more in common with the ontology of the late Platonic dialogues than with that of the early Russell which the name ˜neutral monism™ commonly brings to mind.

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