English Words: Z
2,810 words · Page 32 of 57
The fact that many types of data studied in the physical and social sciences can be approximated with a Zipfian distribution.
Of or relating to George Kingsley Zipf (1902–1950), American linguist who studied statistical occurrences in different languages and proposed the Zipfian distribution, codified as Zipf's Law, one of a family of discrete power law probability distributions.
A discrete probability distribution whose rank-frequency distribution is an inverse power law relation.
An improvised single-shot pistol-sized weapon that uses a spring or elastic to propel a bullet to its target.
A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.
Any of a range of disposable, resealable storage bags that are fastened by a pair of interlocking plastic flanges.
A hydrous potassium uranium sulfate mineral with chemical formula K₄(UO₂)₆(SO₄)₃(OH)₁₀·4(H₂O), forming yellow to reddish-brown monoclinic-prismatic crystals with perfect cleavage and formerly used in the manufacture of paint.
A convention for merging traffic into a reduced number of lanes, where drivers use both lanes to advance to the lane reduction point and merge at that location, alternating turns.
A soldier in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps or in the Armoured Crewman military trade.
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The English alphabetical index for the letter Z contains 2,810 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 57 pages, and you are currently viewing page 32. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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