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| Cardinal: zero Ordinal: zeroth | ||||
Pronunciation
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- (number) (indefinite)(count)
Zero is a count of nothing, the number before one. It is often written 0.
- Synonyms: cipher, duck, goose, love, nada, nil, none, nothing, nought, null, oh, ought, scratch, zilch and zip
- It's zero degrees.
- (number) (indefinite)(non-count)
Zero is also used with an uncountable noun.
- Synonym: no
- I have zero food left.
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- To zero is to make a small change to reset a piece of equipment.
- I had to zero the counter on my tape player.
- To zero in is to make small changes that bring you closer to something.
- I was able to zero in on the source of bad smell in the shed.
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