- zero⇄adj. 1. of or at zero.
Ex. the zero point of a thermometer, zero weather. The other team made zero score.
2. none at all; not any.
Ex. Multiplication by zero gives a zero answer. (Figurative.) On a quiet Sunday there is zero probabilit - zero⇄expr. zero in on,
a. to get the range of (a target) by adjusting the sights or elevation of a firearm.
Ex. After settling in the prone position, Allen began zeroing in on a chuck at an estimated range of 400 yards (New York Times).
b. - zero⇄expr. zero in, to adjust the sights of (a rifle) for a given range so a bullet will strike the center of the target.
Ex. He zeroed in his rifle at 50 yards. - zero⇄noun 1. the figure or digit 0; naught; cipher.
Ex. Add two zeros to 5 and get 500. There are three zeros in 40,006.
2a. the point marked with a zero on the scale of a thermometer.
Ex. The numbers have faded; so you can't tell where zer - zero⇄v.t., v.i. to adjust (an instrument or device) to zero point or line or to any given point from which readings will then be measured.
- zero⇄zero, noun, pl.-rosor-roes,adjective, verb, -roed,-roing.
- Zero⇄Zero, noun, pl.-rosor-roes.
a Japanese fighter plane of World War II.