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1. (n.) zero
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
2. zero
an origin from which values are calibrated, as on a temperature scale.
3. zero
a mathematical value intermediate between positive and negative values.
4. zero
naught; nothing.
5. zero
the lowest point or degree.
6. zero
the absence of a linguistic element, as a morpheme, in a position in which one previously existed or might by analogy be expected to exist.
7. zero
a sight setting on a firearm or artillery piece for striking the center of a target at any particular range.
8. zero
Math.
9. zero
the identity element of a group in which the operation is addition.
10. zero
an argument at which the value of a function vanishes.
11. (v.t.) zero
to adjust (an instrument or apparatus) to a zero point or to an arbitrary reading from which other readings are to be measured.
12. zero
zero in, to aim (a rifle, etc.) at the precise center or range of a target.
13. zero
zero in on,
14. zero
to aim directly at (a target).
15. zero
to direct one's attention to; focus on.
16. zero
to converge on; close in on.
17. zero
to reduce to zero.
18. zero
to eliminate (a program, department, or the like) by cutting its funding.
19. (adj.) zero
amounting to zero.
20. zero
having no measurable quantity or magnitude; not any:
zero economic growth.
21. zero
of or designating a hypothetical morphological element that is posited as existing by analogy with some regular pattern in a language but has no physical realization: Deer
has a zero plural.
22. zero
Meteorol.
23. zero
(of an atmospheric ceiling) pertaining to or limiting vertical visibility to 50 ft. (15.2 m) or less.
24. zero
of, pertaining to, or limiting horizontal visibility to 165 ft. (50.3 m) or less.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < It < ML zephirum < Ar &sdotbelow;ifrcipher)
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| Definition of 'Zero' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo
a quantity of no importance
"it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"
2. (noun) zero, 0, nought, cipher, cypher
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
3. (noun) zero, zero point
the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
4. (adj) zero
the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
5. (adj) zero, 0
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
"a zero score"
6. (adj) zero(a)
having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
"the goal is zero population growth"
7. (adj) zero
indicating an initial point or origin
8. (verb) zero
of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
9. (verb) zero
adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
10. (verb) zero, zero in
adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
"He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards"
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1. (noun) zero
the number 0
***Write two zeroes after the number.
2. zero
the point at which water freezes on the Celsius temperature scale
***temperatures below zero
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| Definition of 'Zero' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Zero
a cipher; nothing; naught
2. (noun) Zero
the point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences
3. (noun) Zero
fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his patience had nearly reached zero
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| Definitions of 'Zero' |
The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Zero
a word of Arab origin signifying a cipher, and employed to denote a neutral point in scale between an ascending and descending series, or between positive and negative.
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| Definitions of 'Zero' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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Zero
A round figure often referred to by Doctor Cook in his diary, and which his enemies tried to make symbolic of himself.
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| Definitions of 'Zero' |
The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. Zero
1. To set to 0. Usually said of small pieces of data, such as bits
or words (esp. in the construction zero
out). 2. To erase; to discard all data from. Said of disks and
directories, where ‘zeroing’ need not involve actually writing
zeroes throughout the area being zeroed. One may speak of something being
logically zeroed rather than being
physically zeroed. See
scribble.
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| Definition of 'Zero' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. Zero
(a) The origin of any scale of measurement.
(b) An infinitely small quantity or measurement.
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Sense: nought; the number or figure 0
Three plus zero equals three; The figure 100 has two zeros in it.
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 Afrikaans: nul |
 Arabic: صِفْر |
 Bulgarian: нула |
 Brazilian: zero |
 Czech: nula |
 German: die Null |
 Danish: nul |
 Greek: μηδέν, μηδενικό |
 Spanish: cero |
 Estonian: null |
 Farsi: صفر |
 Finnish: nolla |
 French: zéro |
 Hebrew: אֶפֶס |
 Hindi: शून्य, सिफर |
 Croatian: nula |
 Hungarian: nulla, zéró |
 Indonesian: nol |
 Icelandic: núll |
 Italian: zero |
 Japanese: ゼロ |
 Korean: 영(0) |
 Lithuanian: nulis |
 Latvian: nulle |
 Malay: sifar |
 Dutch: nul |
 Norwegian: null |
 Polish: zero |
 Persian: صفر |
 Pashto: صفر، هيڅ |
 Portuguese: zero |
 Romanian: zero |
 Russian: ноль |
 Slovak: nula |
 Slovenian: ničla |
 Serbian: nula |
 Swedish: noll, nolla |
 Thai: เลขศูนย์ |
 Turkish: sıfır, '0' sayısı |
 Taiwanese: 零 |
 Ukrainian: нуль; ніщо |
 Urdu: صفر ؛ صفر کی عدد |
 Vietnamese: số không |
 Chinese: 零 |
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