Zero

  • 51zero — ze|ro1 [ˈzıərəu US ˈzi:rou] number plural zeros or zeroes [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: zéro, from Arabic sifr empty, nothing ] 1.) the number 0 British Equivalent: nought ▪ Make X greater than or equal to zero …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 52zero — s. m. 1. (est.) niente, nulla CONTR. tutto 2. (est., di persona) nessuno, nullità, quaquaraquà FRASEOLOGIA sparare a zero (fig.), criticare violentemente □ essere a zero (fig.) …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 53zero — I UK [ˈzɪərəʊ] / US [ˈzɪroʊ] noun Word forms zero : singular zero plural zeros or zeroes ** 1) [countable/uncountable] maths the number 0 If x is zero, y must be 3. He earns about £100 a day. Add a couple of zeroes to that! a) [uncountable] a… …

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  • 54zero — [[t]zɪ͟əroʊ[/t]] zeros, zeroes (plural & 3rd person present), zeroing, zeroed 1) NUM Zero is the number 0. Visibility at the city s airport came down to zero, bringing air traffic to a standstill. ...a scale ranging from zero to seven. Syn:… …

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  • 55zero — 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.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 56zero — ze|ro1 [ zırou ] (plural ze|roes) noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the number 0: If x is zero, y must be 3. a ) uncount a value equal to zero on a SCALE: Set the timer to zero. b ) uncount the temperature on the Celsius SCALE at which water freezes …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 57Zero — Ze|ro 〈[ ze: ] f. 10 oder n. 15〉 1. Null, Nichts 2. 〈Roulett〉 Gewinnfeld des Bankhalters [<frz. zéro <ital. zero <arab. sifr „leer“; → Ziffer] * * * Ze|ro [ ze:ro ], die; , s od. das; s, s [eigtl. = Null, frz. zéro < ital. zero <… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 58zero — 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).… …

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  • 59ZÉRO — s. m. On appelle ainsi, en Arithmétique, Un signe ou chiffre en forme d O qui de lui même ne marque aucun nombre, mais qui, étant mis après les autres chiffres, sert à multiplier par dix, à rendre dix fois plus grands les nombres qu ils expriment …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 60zero — {{11}}zero (n.) c.1600, from It. zero, from M.L. zephirum, from Arabic sifr cipher, translation of Skt. sunya m empty place, desert, naught (see CIPHER (Cf. cipher) (n.)). A brief history of the invention of zero can be found… …

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