ALL meanings of zero
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Z z - noun plural zero the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher. 1
- noun plural zero the origin of any kind of measurement; line or point from which all divisions of a scale, as a thermometer, are measured in either a positive or a negative direction. 1
- noun plural zero a mathematical value intermediate between positive and negative values. 1
- noun plural zero naught; nothing. 1
- noun plural zero the lowest point or degree. 1
- noun plural zero Linguistics. the absence of a linguistic element, as a phoneme or morpheme, in a position in which one previously existed or might by analogy be expected to exist, often represented by the symbol 0̷: Inflectional endings were reduced to zero. The alternant of the plural morpheme in “sheep” is zero. 1
- noun plural zero Ordnance. a sight setting for both elevation and windage on any particular range causing a projectile to strike the center of the target on a normal day, under favorable light conditions, with no wind blowing. 1
- noun plural zero Mathematics. the identity element of a group in which the operation is addition. (of a function, especially of a function of a complex variable) a point at which a given function, usually a function of a complex variable, has the value zero; a root. 1
- noun plural zero (initial capital letter) a single-engine Japanese fighter plane used in World War II. 1
- verb with object zero to adjust (an instrument or apparatus) to a zero point or to an arbitrary reading from which all other readings are to be measured. 1
- verb with object zero to reduce to zero. 1
- verb with object zero Slang. to kill (a congressional bill, appropriation, etc.): The proposed tax increase has been zeroed for the time being. 1
- adjective zero amounting to zero: a zero score. 1
- adjective zero having no measurable quantity or magnitude; not any: zero economic growth. 1
- adjective zero Linguistics. noting a hypothetical morphological element that is posited as existing by analogy with a regular pattern of inflection or derivation in a language, but is not represented by any sequence of phonological elements: the zero allomorph of “-ed” in “cut”; “Deer” has a zero plural. 1
- adjective zero Meteorology. (of an atmospheric ceiling) pertaining to or limiting vertical visibility to 50 feet (15.2 meters) or less. of, relating to, or limiting horizontal visibility to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less. 1
- adjective zero Finance. zero-coupon. 1
- adjective zero being or pertaining to the precise time, as a specific hour or second, when something must or does happen, as the explosion of a nuclear weapon: in an underground shelter at zero second. 1
- noun zero number: 0 1
- noun zero 0 in a phone number 1
- noun zero nothing: starting point 1
- adjective zero none: of sth 1
- adjective zero no, not one 1
- noun zero unimportant person 1
- noun zero Celsius: freezing 1
- transitive verb zero change to 0 1
- noun Technical meaning of zero (language) An object oriented extension of Z. 1
- noun zero No quantity or number; naught; the figure 0. 1
- noun zero The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. 0
- noun zero The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems. 0
- noun zero (Informal) NU Nothing, or none. 0
- noun zero The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero. 0
- noun zero The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates. 0
- noun zero (mathematics) A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero. 0
- noun zero (mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring. 0
- noun zero (Slang) A person of little or no importance. 0
- noun zero (military) A Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945. 0
- noun zero A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm. 0
- noun zero (finance) A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest). 0
- verb zero (Transitive Verb) To set a measuring instrument to zero; to calibrate instrument scale to valid zero. 0
- verb zero (Transitive Verb) (computing) To change a memory location or range to values of zero; to set a variable in a computer program to zero. 0
- verb zero (Transitive Verb) To cause or set some value or amount to be zero. 0
- verb zero (Transitive Verb) To eliminate; to delete; to overwrite with zeros. 0
- verb zero (Intransitive Verb) To disappear. 0
- adjective zero (Informal) (used with noun) none. 0
- adjective zero (meteorology) Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less. 0
- adjective zero (meteorology) Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less. 0
- adjective zero (linguistics) Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the data. 0
- number zero Zero is the number 0. 0
- uncountable noun zero Zero is a temperature of 0°. It is freezing point on the Centigrade and Celsius scales, and 32° below freezing point on the Fahrenheit scale. 0