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1zero — [zir′ō, zē′rō] n. pl. zeros or zeroes [Fr zéro < It zero < Ar ṣifr,CIPHER] 1. the symbol or numeral 0, representing the complete absence of any quantity or magnitude 2. the point, marked 0, from which positive or negative quantities are… …
2zero — ► CARDINAL NUMBER (pl. zeros) 1) the figure 0; nought. 2) a temperature of 0°C (32°F), marking the freezing point of water. ► VERB (zeroes, zeroed) 1) adjust (an instrument) to zero. 2) set the sights of (a gun) for f …
3zero — I. noun (plural zeros; also zeroes) Etymology: French or Italian; French zéro, from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic ṣifr Date: 1598 1. a. the arithmetical symbol 0 or Ø denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity b.… …
4zero — /ˈzɪəroʊ / (say zearroh) noun (plural zeros or zeroes) 1. the figure or symbol 0, which stands for the absence of quantity in the Arabic notation for numbers; a cipher. 2. the origin of any kind of measurement; line or point from which all… …
5zero in — verb 1. direct onto a point or target, especially by automatic navigational aids (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑range in, ↑home in • Hypernyms: ↑target, ↑aim, ↑place, ↑direct, ↑point …
6zero — /zear oh/, n., pl. zeros, zeroes, v., zeroed, zeroing, adj. n. 1. the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher. 2. the origin of any kind of measurement; line or point from which all… …
7zero — n. & v. n. (pl. os) 1 a the figure 0; nought. b no quantity or number; nil. 2 a point on the scale of an instrument from which a positive or negative quantity is reckoned. 3 (attrib.) having a value of zero; no, not any (zero population growth).… …
8zero — ze•ro [[t]ˈzɪər oʊ[/t]] n. pl. ros, roes, 1) math. the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher 2) an origin from which values are calibrated, as on a temperature scale 3) math. a… …
9zero — [ zɪərəʊ] cardinal number (plural zeros) the figure 0; nought; nothing. ↘a point on a scale or instrument from which a positive or negative quantity is reckoned. ↘a temperature of 0°C (32°F), marking the freezing point of water. ↘the lowest… …
10zero beat — I. noun Etymology: zero (II) : a condition in which two radio frequencies are adjusted to equality by first producing beats between them and then reducing the beat frequency to zero compare heterodyne II. verb : to adjust to zero beat …
