1. (modifier) negative.
E rua ngā pito o te pūhiko, ka kīia tētahi ko te pito tōraro (-), ko tētahi ko te pito tōrunga (+) (RP 2009:333). / There are two poles of a battery, one is called the negative pole (-) and the other is the positive pole (+).
Synonyms: whakahē, kāhoretanga
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