English Words: Z

An axiomatic system that was proposed in the early 20th century in order to formulate a theory of sets free from paradoxes such as Russell's paradox, and became the standard form of axiomatic set theory.

The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.

Atmospheric air specially cleaned so that it contains less than 0.1 ppm of hydrocarbon impurities.

The non-appearance of an article before a noun.

To give a submission a zero-star rating.

Cold temperatures of approximately zero degrees.

A structure used to convey general truths or facts, containing an if clause (with a verb in the present tense) and a main clause (with a verb in the present tense).

A non-existent coupon.

Having zero cases of COVID-19.

The derivation of a word from another word (of a differing part of speech) without modification.

To derive a word from another word (of a differing part of speech) without modification; to perform zero derivation.

An element a of a ring R for which there exists some nonzero element x ∈ R such that either ax = 0 or xa = 0.

The absence of an ending after a noun‐stem in a language in which endings are normally applied; often written as ∅.

A person who is unable to perform a single pull-up or chin-up.

Used to emphasize that one does not care about something at all.

zero gravity

The state of apparent weightlessness which occurs in a very low gravity field, or in free fall.

Synonym of H-hour.

To focus one's aim; to zoom in and center (on something).

The very front of the front line, where opposing armed forces meet and engage in direct combat, especially the border between (US forces in) Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between Ukrainian and Russian forces.

A morphism which is both a constant morphism and a coconstant morphism.

To reduce to zero.

The location of the center of a burst of a nuclear weapon at the instant of detonation. The zero point may be in the air, or on or beneath the surface of land or water, depending upon the type of burst, and it is thus to be distinguished from ground zero.

The digit 0 that begins all telephone numbers in the United Kingdom, which is substituted for the country code in the event of international calls.

A suffix which is a null morpheme, used in models of linguistic analysis to represent the lack of a suffix where one might otherwise be expected (for example, as one of several inflections that a stem can take, or the reduction of a historically vocalised suffix to the point that it is inaudible).

The strict policy of enforcing law(s) or the rule(s), and allowing no toleration or compromise even for first-time offenders or petty violations.

A vector 0 in a vector space V such that for any v∈V, 0+v=v; a vector whose value in every dimension is zero; i.e., ⃑0=<0,0,…,0>.

Very cool (trendy, fashionable, pleasing, etc.)

Of warez, released less than a day after the official product release.

In a zero-dimensional way or manner.

Failing to receive any routine vaccination; having received no doses of a particular vaccine.

Subclass of vehicle pertaining to the class of zero-emission vehicles.

In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, an ablaut form of a root characterized by the absence of the basic ablauting vowel phonemes */e/ and */o/.

Kept in enclosures and never let out to graze.

A contract of employment that creates an on-call arrangement in which the employee agrees to be available for work as and when required, without any particular number of hours or times of work being specified or guaranteed.

Relating to a zero-hour contract or employment.

Alternative form of zero-hour contract.

Describing situations in which the veracity of a statement may be shown to be true without revealing any other information.

An interactive method for one party to prove to another that a (usually mathematical) statement is true, without revealing anything other than the veracity of the statement.

Being or relating to a method whereby jet fighters and attack aircraft could be near-vertically launched using rocket motors to rapidly gain speed and altitude.

To restore (equipment) to a state comparable to brand new.

An optimal network design within a computer. It involves choosing an optimal reference system and revolving it around a certain real number.

The lowest possible energy of a given quantum mechanical system.

Nonalcoholic, alcohol-free.

To subject (a good) to no value-added tax when sold (but in which the supplier can still recover VAT attributable to it).

Relating to zero-shot learning; performing without specialized training data.

Of a system, where all gains are offset by exactly equal losses.

A game (or a similar political or economic system) in which the gains of some players must equal the losses of others.

Designed to be able to pivot on the spot, instead of having a wide turning radius.

Adding no additional width to a line of text.