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neutral

1. Politics of, belonging to, or appropriate to a neutral party, country, etc.

2. (of a colour such as white or black) having no hue; achromatic

3. a less common term for neuter (sense 1)

4. Chem neither acidic nor alkaline

5. Physics having zero charge or potential

6. Rare having no magnetism

7. a citizen of a neutral state

8. the position of the controls of a gearbox that leaves the transmission disengaged

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neutral [′nü·trəl]

(chemistry)

Property of a solution which is neither acidic nor basic, having the same concentration of hydrogen ions as water.

(electricity)

Referring to the absence of a net electric charge.

(mechanical engineering)

That setting in an automotive transmission in which all the gears are disengaged and the output shaft is disconnected from the drive wheels.