Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: zero, zero_in, zero_point

'zero'

[nothing.n.01] as in: a quantity of no importance

Examples:
it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
reduced to nil all the work we had done
we racked up a pathetic goose egg
it was all for naught
I didn't hear zilch about it

'zero'

[zero.n.02] as in: a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

'zero'

[zero.n.03] as in: the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured

'zero'

[zero.n.04] as in: the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing

'zero'

[zero.v.01] as in: adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

'zero'

[zero.v.02] as in: adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)

Examples:
He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards

'zero'

[zero.s.01] as in: indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration

Examples:
a zero score

'zero'

[zero.s.02] as in: having no measurable or otherwise determinable value

Examples:
the goal is zero population growth

'zero'

[zero.s.03] as in: indicating an initial point or origin

'zero'

[zero.a.04] as in: of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)

Origins

					zero (English)
└── zéro (French)
    └── zero (Italian)
        └── zefiro (Italian)
            └── zephirum (Latin)
                └── صفر (Arabic)