zeroing

We have found lemma(root) word of zeroing : zero.

Definitions


[ˈzɪərəʊ], (Numeral)

Definitions:
- no quantity or number; nought; the figure 0
(e.g: figures from zero to nine)

- a worthless or contemptibly undistinguished person
(e.g: her husband is an absolute zero)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from French zéro or Italian zero, via Old Spanish from Arabic ṣifr ‘cipher’


[ˈzɪərəʊ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- adjust (an instrument) to zero
(e.g: zero the counter when the tape has rewound)

- set the sights of (a gun) for firing
(e.g: the rifle had been zeroed at an elevation of 200)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century: from French zéro or Italian zero, via Old Spanish from Arabic ṣifr ‘cipher’




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