zero
— Noun
– English
~ a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
zero-tolerance policy
— Noun
– English
~ any policy that allows no exception; "a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests"
zero-coupon bond
— Noun
– English
~ a bond that is issued at a deep discount from its value at maturity and pays no interest during the life of the bond; the commonest form of zero-coupon security
zero point
— Noun
– English
~ the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
zero tolerance
— Noun
– English
~ extreme intolerance of antisocial behavior (usually by an uncompromising application of the law); "he urged zero tolerance for priests who abuse children sexually"
zero
— Noun
– English
~ the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
zeroth law of thermodynamics
— Noun
– English
~ the law that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body then the first two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with each other
zest
— Noun
– English
~ vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
zestfulness
— Noun
– English
~ vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
Zestril
— Noun
– English
~ an ACE inhibiting drug (trade names Prinival or Zestril) administered as an antihypertensive and after heart attacks
zeta
— Noun
– English
~ the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
zeta
— Noun
– Danish
~ det sjette bogstav i det græske alfabet: , ; svare ...
zetland
— Noun
– English
~ an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland
zettabit
— Noun
– English
~ a unit of information equal to 1000 exabits or 10^21 bits
zettabyte
— Noun
– English
~ a unit of information equal to 1024 exbibytes or 2^70 bytes
zettabyte
— Noun
– English
~ a unit of information equal to 1000 exabytes or 10^21 bytes
zeugma
— Noun
– English
~ use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect; "`Mr. Pickwick took his hat and his leave' is an example of zeugma"
zeus
— Noun
– English
~ (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter