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Positive: Related to concentric.

Negative-Positive Paper: Is paper used to print a positive color image from a negative.

Diapositive: Positive image produced on a transparent support for viewing by transmitted light, i.e. Transparency.

Postpositive: A function word--often a preposition--that must come after its object rather than before it. By definition, a postpositive word or phrase cannot begin a sentence. Several words in Latin and . . . View Full Definition

False Positive: A legitimate message mistakenly rejected or filtered as spam, either by an ISP or a recipient's anti-spam program. The more stringent an anti-spam program, the higher the false-positive rate.

Positive Space: Space aboard a ship or aircraft that can be confirmed ahead of time.

Positive-Positive Printing: Process for printing a color transparency directly on paper to produce a positive print.

Positive Yield Curve: A positive yield curve results when the interest rate on long-term US Treasury bonds is higher than the rate on on short-term Treasury bills. You create the curve by plotting a graph with ra . . . View Full Definition

Positive Weight: Weight on a ball that tends to enhance the hook and/or to get the ball into a roll later down the lane; top weight, positive side weight and finger weight are considered positive weights. Th . . . View Full Definition

Positive Camber: A Positive Camber turn is one that is banked higher on the outside of the turn than on the inside. NASCAR racetracks and Interstate highways are examples of roads that have Positive Camber.