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- 1 Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less. not-comparable
- 2 Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less. not-comparable
- 3 Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form. not-comparable
"The stem of "kobieta" with the zero ending is "kobiet"."
- 4 Used in the names of foodstuffs, especially beverages, to indicate a version with no calories not-comparable, postpositional
- 1 indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration wordnet
- 2 indicating an initial point or origin wordnet
- 3 having no measurable or otherwise determinable value wordnet
- 4 of or relating to the null set (a set with no members) wordnet
- 1 Synonym of no.
"She showed zero respect."
- 1 The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero. countable, uncountable
"In unary and k-adic notation in general, zero is the empty string."
- 2 the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing wordnet
- 3 The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems. countable, uncountable
"One million has six zeroes."
- 4 the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured wordnet
- 5 Nothing, or none. informal, uncountable
"The shipment was lost, so they had zero in stock."
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- 6 a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential wordnet
- 7 The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero. countable, uncountable
"The electromagnetic field does not drop all of the way to zero before a reversal."
- 8 a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number wordnet
- 9 The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates. countable, uncountable
"The temperature outside is ten degrees below zero."
- 10 A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero. countable, uncountable
"The zeroes of a polynomial are its roots by the fundamental theorem of algebra."
- 11 The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring. countable, uncountable
"Since a commutative zero is the inverse of any additive identity, it must be unique when it exists."
- 12 A person of little or no importance. countable, slang, uncountable
"They rudely treated him like a zero."
- 13 A Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945. capitalized, countable, uncountable, usually
"The visit to Townsville was filled with nostalgia for me. I remembered very well staying there on June 8, 1942. I shared a room with a brave and friendly officer, Colonel Francis Stevens. Early the next morning we flew to Port Moresby in New Guinea, and from there we took off in separate planes. Colonel Stevens never returned from that flight; his plane was shot down by a Japanese Zero."
- 14 A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm, corresponding to a zero value. countable, uncountable
- 15 A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest). countable, uncountable
"The takeovers were financed by issuing zeroes."
- 1 The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.
"The conductor waited until the passenger count was zero."
- 1 To set some amount to be zero. transitive
"They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter."
- 2 adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun) wordnet
- 3 To disappear or make something disappear.
"Traffic on the encrypted channels used by senior Iraqi generals had peaked and zeroed, then peaked again, and zeroed again."
- 4 adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value wordnet
- 5 To adjust until the variance is reduced to an acceptably low amount.
"The soldier took his gun to the shooting range to zero its aim."
Etymology
Collectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymon) Old Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zēphirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing; cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá, “void; nothingness”). Doublet of cipher and chiffre. Cognate with Spanish cero and French zéro.
Collectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymon) Old Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zēphirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing; cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá, “void; nothingness”). Doublet of cipher and chiffre. Cognate with Spanish cero and French zéro.
Collectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymon) Old Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zēphirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing; cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá, “void; nothingness”). Doublet of cipher and chiffre. Cognate with Spanish cero and French zéro.
Collectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymon) Old Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zēphirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing; cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá, “void; nothingness”). Doublet of cipher and chiffre. Cognate with Spanish cero and French zéro.
Collectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymon) Old Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zēphirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing; cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá, “void; nothingness”). Doublet of cipher and chiffre. Cognate with Spanish cero and French zéro.
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