"plus-minus method" meaning in English

See plus-minus method in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the plus-minus method [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the plus-minus method
  1. (genetics) A particular method of DNA sequencing, including first lengthening the DNA by means of DNA polymerase.
    Sense id: en-plus-minus_method-en-name-KL1CZn3m Categories (other): Genetics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (geology) A particular method of interpreting seismic refraction data
    Sense id: en-plus-minus_method-en-name-aJwddOS3 Categories (other): Geology Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the plus-minus method",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "def": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "the plus-minus method",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Genetics",
          "orig": "en:Genetics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A particular method of DNA sequencing, including first lengthening the DNA by means of DNA polymerase."
      ],
      "id": "en-plus-minus_method-en-name-KL1CZn3m",
      "links": [
        [
          "genetics",
          "genetics"
        ],
        [
          "DNA",
          "DNA"
        ],
        [
          "sequencing",
          "sequence#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "lengthen",
          "lengthen"
        ],
        [
          "polymerase",
          "polymerase"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(genetics) A particular method of DNA sequencing, including first lengthening the DNA by means of DNA polymerase."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "genetics",
        "medicine",
        "natural-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Geology",
          "orig": "en:Geology",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A particular method of interpreting seismic refraction data"
      ],
      "id": "en-plus-minus_method-en-name-aJwddOS3",
      "links": [
        [
          "geology",
          "geology"
        ],
        [
          "seismic",
          "seismic"
        ],
        [
          "refraction",
          "refraction"
        ],
        [
          "data",
          "data"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geology) A particular method of interpreting seismic refraction data"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "plus-minus method"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the plus-minus method",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "def": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "the plus-minus method",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Genetics"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A particular method of DNA sequencing, including first lengthening the DNA by means of DNA polymerase."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genetics",
          "genetics"
        ],
        [
          "DNA",
          "DNA"
        ],
        [
          "sequencing",
          "sequence#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "lengthen",
          "lengthen"
        ],
        [
          "polymerase",
          "polymerase"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(genetics) A particular method of DNA sequencing, including first lengthening the DNA by means of DNA polymerase."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "genetics",
        "medicine",
        "natural-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Geology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A particular method of interpreting seismic refraction data"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "geology",
          "geology"
        ],
        [
          "seismic",
          "seismic"
        ],
        [
          "refraction",
          "refraction"
        ],
        [
          "data",
          "data"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(geology) A particular method of interpreting seismic refraction data"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "plus-minus method"
}

Download raw JSONL data for plus-minus method meaning in English (1.3kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-02-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (f492ef9 and 9905b1f). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.