Synonyms for zero
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : zeer-oh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈzɪər oʊ |
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Définition of zero
Origin :- c.1600, from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic sifr "cipher," translation of Sanskrit sunya-m "empty place, desert, naught" (see cipher (n.)). A brief history of the invention of "zero" can be found here. Meaning "worthless person" is recorded from 1813. Zero tolerance first recorded 1972, originally U.S. political language.
- noun nothing
- On the 15th of June, the thermometer stood at 57 above zero.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- The temperature must have been at least ten degrees below zero.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- Faint shouts rose in the zero night, toots and sharp whistles.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- From the confidence of victory now he had fallen to the zero of certain failure.
- Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
- My spirits which had been down to zero had gone up with a bound.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- Even the cat was valued; but he—he stood there absolutely zero.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
- The temperature had risen, the thermometer standing at 25° above zero.
- Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
- On that day the thermometer fell to three degrees below zero.
- Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
- With a specific gravity of 1.150, the electrolyte freezes at about 5° above zero.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- After exhaustive investigation (zero data) he still wondered.
- Extract from : « Zero Data » by Charles Saphro
Antonyms for zero
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