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ze·ro Z0011100 (zîr′ō, zē′rō)n. pl. ze·ros or ze·roes 1. The numerical symbol 0; a cipher.2. Mathematics a. The identity element for addition.b. A cardinal number indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration.c. An ordinal number indicating an initial point or origin.d. An argument at which the value of a function vanishes.3. The temperature indicated by the numeral 0 on a thermometer.4. A sight setting that enables a firearm to shoot on target.5. Informal One having no influence or importance; a nonentity: a manager who was a total zero.6. The lowest point: His prospects were approaching zero.7. Informal Nothing; nil: Today I accomplished zero.adj.1. Of, relating to, or being zero.2. a. Having no measurable or otherwise determinable value.b. Informal Not any; no: "The town has ... practically no opportunities for amusement, zero culture" (Robert M. Adams).3. Meteorology a. Designating a ceiling not more than 16 meters (52 feet) high.b. Limited in horizontal visibility to no more than 55 meters (180 feet).4. Linguistics Of or relating to a morpheme that is expected by an established, regular paradigm but has no spoken or written form. Moose has a zero plural; that is, its plural is moose.tr.v. ze·roed, ze·ro·ing, ze·roes To adjust (an instrument or a device) to zero value.Phrasal Verbs: zero in1. a. To aim or concentrate firepower on an exact target location.b. To adjust the aim or sight of by repeated firings.2. To converge intently; close in: The children zeroed in on the display of toys in the store window. zero out1. To reduce to zero.2. To eliminate (a budget or budget item) by cutting off funding.
[Italian, from alteration of Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic ṣifr, nothing, cipher; see cipher.]Translationszero out
zero out1. To reset some device that counts or measures something back to zero. A noun or pronoun can be used between "zero" and "out." Make sure you zero out the scales before you weigh the next ingredient. I forgot to zero out the odometer between trips, so I have no idea how far I actually drove that time.2. To reduce or eliminate something down to zero. A noun or pronoun can be used between "zero" and "out." Buying my fiancée's engagement ring zeroed out my savings account, but it was worth it seeing her face when I proposed. They haven't laid us off yet, but the fact that they zeroed our budget out means it could happen any day now.See also: out, zerozero outv.1. To reset something, such as a counter or clock, to zero: The timekeeper forgot to zero out the stopwatch in between sprints. I zeroed the odometer out and measured the length of the road.2. To reduce some quantity to zero: This final payment will zero out your balance on the loan. I called the bank and zeroed out my account.3. To cut off the funding for something, such as a government program: The new administration is planning to zero out subsidies and benefits for illegal aliens. Our social assistance program had funding until the government zeroed it out of the budget.See also: out, zeroEncyclopediaSeezero |