Zero - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈzɪrəʊ|  American pronunciation of the word zero
Brit.  |ˈzɪərəʊ|  British pronunciation of the word zero

noun

- a quantity of no importance (syn: aught, cipher, cypher, naught, nil, nix, nothing, null, zilch, zip)
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number (syn: cipher, cypher, nought)
- the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
- the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing

verb

- adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
- adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards

adjective

- indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
a zero score
- having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
the goal is zero population growth
- indicating an initial point or origin

Extra examples

Two minus two equals zero.

It's supposed to fall below zero tonight.

The temperature is 10° above zero.

They are working to reduce the mortality rate to zero.

Make X greater than or equal to zero.

The petrol gauge was already at zero.

It was five degrees below zero last night.

Mike's chances of winning are virtually zero.

From 1971 to 1976 West Vancouver experienced zero population growth.

He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: zero
he/she/it: zeroes
present participle: zeroing
past tense: zeroed
past participle: zeroed
noun
singular: zero
plural: zeros or zeroes
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