zero
Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet or lessOf a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.
» The temperature is below zero today.
Сегодня температура ниже нуля.
Сьогодні температура нижче нуля.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.
(not comparable)Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.
(not comparable)Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form.
The stem of "kobieta" with the zero ending is "kobiet".
(not comparable, postpositional)Used in the names of foodstuffs, especially beverages, to indicate a version with no calories
- indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
- indicating an initial point or origin
- having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
- of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
Examples
226 sentencesThe temperature is below zero today.
Сьогодні температура нижче нуля. — deniko
ruСегодня температура ниже нуля. — odexed
Today, too, the temperature is below zero.
Сьогодні температура знову нижче нуля. — deniko
We're starting from zero.
Ми починаємо з нуля. — deniko
It's six degrees below zero.
Зараз мінус шість градусів. — deniko
ruШесть градусов ниже нуля. — Olya
deEs sind sechs Grad unter Null. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Water has zero calories.
Вода має нуль калорій. — deniko
ruВ воде ноль калорий. — marafon
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
Collectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymoCollectively borrowed from Early Modern Spanish zero, Middle French zero, and (their etymon) Old Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zēphirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing; cipher”), itself calqued from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnyá, “void; nothingness”). Doublet of cipher and chiffre. Cognate with Spanish cero and French zéro.
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Synonyms
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3 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- below zero
- degrees below zero
- is below zero