zero

Meaning

Num

The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

Noun

1. The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
2. The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.
3. (informal) Nothing, or none.
4. The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
5. The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.
6. A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.
7. The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.
8. (slang) A person of little or no importance.
9. A Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945.
10. A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm, corresponding to a zero value.
11. A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).

Det

Synonym of no.

Adj

1. Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.
2. Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.
3. Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form.

Verb

1. To set some amount to be zero.
2. To disappear or make something disappear.
3. To adjust until the variance is reduced to an acceptably low amount.

Synonyms

naught

nought

nothing

nil

cipher

cypher

0

zero point

none

zilch

zero in

zip

zippo

aught

goose egg

freezing point

nihil

Z

Z

nix

no

🙅

nobody

nada

nullity

blank

oh

point

prime meridian

reset

root

turn

underdog

z

z

zero position

zeroth

base point

mere nothing

no marks

love

❤️

initial point

standard temperature

zero mark

zero bit

be nothing

zero degree

crossover position

original point

zero-point

absolute zero

covert form

address

aim

align

aline

ball

blob

dud

first meridian

free

🆓

good-for-nothing

initial

meaningless

nadir

never

nonentity

not

🚫

null element

null position

oblivion

origin

password

pay

💸

pitch

place

Hyphenated as

ze‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɪə.ɹəʊ/

Etymology

From French zéro, from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing, cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “void, nothingness”). Doublet of cipher and chiffre.