zero
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a quantity of no importance
it looked like nothing I had ever seen before
Types & categories
- relative quantity hypernym
- nihil hyponym
- Fanny Adams hyponym
Related & opposite
- zero derivation
Sense 2 verb
adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value
Types & categories
- adjust hypernym
Related & opposite
- zero point derivation
- naught derivation
- cypher derivation
Sense 3 adjective
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
a zero score
Related & opposite
- cardinal similar to
Sense 4 noun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
Types & categories
- digit hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 verb
adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)
He zeroed in his rifle at 200 yards
Types & categories
- adjust hypernym
Sense 6 noun
the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
Types & categories
- numerical quantity hypernym
Related & opposite
- zero derivation
Sense 7 adjective
indicating an initial point or origin
Related & opposite
- ordinal similar to
Sense 8 noun
the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
Types & categories
- sight setting hypernym
Sense 9 adjective
of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
Related & opposite
- null set pertains to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | zero |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | relative quantity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nihil |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Fanny Adams |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | zero point |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | naught |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cypher |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | adjust |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | cardinal |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | zero |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | calculate |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | digit |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | adjust |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | zero |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | numerical quantity |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | ordinal |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | sight setting |
| 9 | pertains to | Related & opposite | null set |