zeroing

noun

the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing

the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

a quantity of no importance

verb

adjust (as by firing under test conditions) the zero of (a gun)

adjust (an instrument or device) to zero value

adjective

of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)

indicating an initial point or origin

having no measurable or otherwise determinable value

indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration

Roots

sifrzero- · Arabic · zero, cipher

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Where does zeroing come from?

The word zeroing breaks down into one root of Arabic origin: the root zero-, from Arabic sifr (“zero, cipher”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.