8-letter words starting with z
- z bosons — one of three particles, called intermediate vector bosons, that are believed to transmit the weak force. Symbol: Z 0.
- z-buffer — (graphics) An array used to store the maximum Z coordinate of any feature plotted at a given (X, Y) location on the screen, used for hidden line removal in a 2D rendering of a 3D scene. The Z axis is perpendicular to the screen with values increasing toward the viewer so that any point whose Z coordinate is less than the corresponding Z-buffer value will be hidden behind some feature which has already been plotted.
- zaanstad — a port in the W Netherlands, in North Holland: formed (1974) from Zaandam, Koog a/d Zaan, Zaandijk, Wormerveer, Krommenie, Westzaan, and Assendelft; food and machinery industries. Pop: 139 000 (2003 est)
- zaddikim — a person of outstanding virtue and piety.
- zaharias — Mildred Didrikson [did-rik-suh n] /ˈdɪd rɪk sən/ (Show IPA), ("Babe") 1914–56, U.S. track-and-field athlete and golfer.
- zaibatsu — a great industrial or financial combination of Japan.
- zambomba — a drum-like musical instrument used in flamenco music
- zamenhof — Lazarus Ludwig (laˈzarus ˈludvik). 1859–1917, Polish oculist; invented Esperanto
- zamindar — (in British India) a landlord required to pay a land tax to the government.
- zampogna — an Italian bagpipe used in Christmas music
- zampolit — (historical) A deputy commander for political affairs in the Soviet Union.
- zamyatin — Yevgenii Ivanovich (jɪvˈɡjenij ɪˈvanəvitʃ). 1884–1937, Russian novelist and writer, in Paris from 1931, whose works include satirical studies of provincial life in Russia and England, where he worked during World War I, and the dystopian novel We (1924)
- zamzawed — (of tea) having been left in the pot to stew
- zangwill — Israel, 1865–1926, English novelist and playwright.
- zaniness — ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish.
- zanzibar — an island off the E coast of Africa: with Pemba and adjacent small islands it formerly comprised a sultanate under British protection; became independent in 1963; now part of Tanzania. 640 sq. mi. (1658 sq. km).
- zaragoza — Spanish name of Saragossa.
- zaratite — a mineral, hydrated basic nickel carbonate, occurring in the form of emerald-green incrustations on chromite and magnetite.
- zarzuela — a Spanish opera having spoken dialogue and often a satirically treated, topical theme.
- zastruga — sastruga.
- zastrugi — sastruga.
- zatishye — former name of Elektrostal.
- zealants — Plural form of zealant.
- zealless — fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- zealotic — In the manner of a zealot; zealous; fanatic.
- zealotry — undue or excessive zeal; fanaticism.
- zebrinny — the offspring of a male horse and a female zebra
- zecchino — sequin (defs 2–4).
- zedekiah — Also, Zidkijah. the last king of Judah. II Kings 24, 25; Jer. 52:1–11.
- zelatrix — a nun who monitors the behaviour of younger nuns
- zelkovas — Plural form of zelkova.
- zemindar — (in British India) a landlord required to pay a land tax to the government.
- zemstvos — Plural form of zemstvo.
- zenithal — of or relating to the zenith; situated at or near the zenith.
- zeolitic — Of, pertaining to, containing, or produced using a zeolite.
- zephyrus — the west wind personified.
- zeppelin — Count Ferdinand von [fer-di-nahnt fuh n] /ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt fən/ (Show IPA), 1838–1917, German general and aeronaut: designer and manufacturer of the zeppelin.
- zero-sum — of or denoting a system in which the sum of the gains equals the sum of the losses: a zero-sum economy.
- zeroized — Simple past tense and past participle of zeroize.
- zerumbet — (archaic) The rhizome of Zingiber zerumbet, a Javanese plant resembling ginger.
- zestless — keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
- zetalisp — (language) The Maclisp dialect used on the LISP Machine. The many extensions to Maclisp include vectors, closures, flavors, stack groups, locatives, and invisible pointers. Currently supported by Lisp Machines, Inc. and Symbolics.
- zetetics — A historical branch of algebra concerned with the direct search for unknown quantities.
- zettaton — A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many sextillion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
- zhejiang — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.
- zhitomir — a city in central Ukraine, W of Kiev.
- zhuangzi — Chuang-tzu.
- zibeline — of or relating to the sable.
- zidkijah — Zedekiah (def 1).
- ziegfeld — Florenz [flawr-uh nz,, flor-] /ˈflɔr ənz,, ˈflɒr-/ (Show IPA), 1867–1932, U.S. theatrical producer.
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