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ALL meanings of zero

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  • adjective zero You can use zero to say that there is none at all of the thing mentioned. 0
  • noun zero the symbol 0, indicating an absence of quantity or magnitude; nought 0
  • noun zero the integer denoted by the symbol 0; nought 0
  • noun zero the cardinal number between +1 and –1 0
  • noun zero nothing; nil 0
  • noun zero a person or thing of no significance; nonentity 0
  • noun zero the lowest point or degree 0
  • noun zero the line or point on a scale of measurement from which the graduations commence 0
  • noun zero the temperature, pressure, etc, that registers a reading of zero on a scale 0
  • noun zero the value of a variable, such as temperature, obtained under specified conditions 0
  • noun zero a gunsight setting in which accurate allowance has been made for both windage and elevation for a specified range 0
  • noun zero the cardinal number of a set with no members 0
  • noun zero the identity element of addition 0
  • noun zero an allomorph with no phonetic realization, as the plural marker of English sheep 0
  • noun zero (as modifier) 0
  • noun zero a bond that pays no interest, the equivalent being paid in its redemption value 0
  • adjective zero having no measurable quantity, magnitude, etc 0
  • adjective zero (of a cloud ceiling) limiting visibility to 15 metres (50 feet) or less 0
  • adjective zero (of horizontal visibility) limited to 50 metres (165 feet) or less 0
  • verb zero to adjust (an instrument, apparatus, etc) so as to read zero or a position taken as zero 0
  • determiner zero no (thing) at all 0
  • noun zero the symbol or numeral 0, representing the complete absence of any quantity or magnitude 0
  • noun zero the point, marked 0, from which positive or negative quantities are reckoned on a graduated scale, as on a thermometer 0
  • noun zero on a centigrade thermometer, the freezing point of water 0
  • noun zero on a Fahrenheit thermometer, a point 32° below the freezing point of water 0
  • noun zero a temperature that causes a thermometer to register zero 0
  • noun zero the point intermediate between positive and negative quantities 0
  • noun zero nothing 0
  • noun zero the lowest point 0
  • noun zero a sight setting for a range, allowing for both elevation and windage 0
  • adjective zero of or at zero 0
  • adjective zero without measurable value 0
  • adjective zero not any; no 0
  • adjective zero designating or of a ceiling that is at or near the ground, specif. one at a height of fifty feet or lower 0
  • adjective zero designating or of visibility along the ground regarded as within the limit of a few feet 0
  • adjective zero designating a hypothetical inflectional form 0
  • verb transitive zero to adjust (an instrument, etc.) to a zero point or to an arbitrary point from which all positive and negative readings are to be measured 0
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