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zeroing

zeroing is the present participle and gerund of zero.

Meaning of zero

Verb

zero (third-person singular simple present zeroes or zeros, present participle zeroing, simple past and past participle zeroed)

  1. (transitive) To set some amount to be zero.
    • They tried to zero the budget by the end of the quarter.
    Synonyms:
    tare, zero out
  2. To disappear or make something disappear.
    • Traffic on the encrypted channels used by senior Iraqi generals had peaked and zeroed, then peaked again, and zeroed again.1997, Tom Clancy, Executive Orders, page 340
  3. To adjust until the variance is reduced to an acceptably low amount.
    • The soldier took his gun to the shooting range to zero its aim.

See all 23 meanings of zero

Noun

zeroing (plural zeroings)

  1. The act, or the result of zeroing

Forms of zeroing

pluralzeroings

Phrases with zeroing

Questions about zeroing

What does zeroing mean?
Zeroing means the act, or the result of zeroing.
What is zeroing the present participle and gerund of?
Zeroing is the present participle and gerund of zero.
What part of speech is zeroing?
Zeroing is a noun.
What is the plural of zeroing?
The plural of zeroing is zeroings.

Words near zeroing in the dictionary

  1. zerohedron
  2. zerohedrons
  3. zeroid
  4. zeroids
  5. zeroies
  6. zeroing
  7. zeroing in
  8. zeroing out
  9. zeroings
  10. zeroisation
  11. zeroise

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