Dictionary

zeroth en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• zēʹrōth (US)
• zîrʹōth (US)
• /ˈzɪəɹəʊθ/ (Australia, New-Zealand, UK)
• /ˈziɹoʊθ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈzɪɹoʊθ/ (US)

Etymology

From zero + -th (ordinal suffix).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero.
   • The zeroth order polynomial approximation is constant.
2. (not-comparable) Corresponding to a position preceding the first.
   • A and C are in equilibrium following the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics.

Forms

Deriveds

zerothly · zeroth grade

Relateds

null · 0th

Synonyms

nothingth · noughth

Translations (51)

ja 第零 (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · el μηδενικός (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · tr sıfırıncı (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · ko 영번째 (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · ja 零番目 (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · de nullte (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · ur صِفَرْواں (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · sv nollte (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · io zeresma (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · fa-ira صِفْرُم (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · da nulte (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · fa-ira صِفْرُم (corresponding to a position preceding the first) · pt zerésimo (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · cy serofed (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · kk нөлінші (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · de nullte (corresponding to a position preceding the first) · pl zerowy (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · ar صِفْرِيّ (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · nb nulte (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · fr zéroième (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · it zeresimo (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · ko 영째 (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · ka ნულოვანი (corresponding to a position preceding the first) · tt нуленчы (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · uk нульо́вий (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · fr zérotième (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · bg ну́лев (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · gu શૂન્યમું (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · fi nollas (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · ru нулево́й (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · ja ゼロ番目 (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · fr nullième (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · cs nultý (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · fi nollas (corresponding to a position preceding the first) · mk нулти (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · bg нулев (corresponding to a position preceding the first) · ka ნულოვანი (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · es cero (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · cmn 第零 (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · hu nulladik (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · ga nialasach (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · ja 第ゼロ (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · sk nultý (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · it zeresimo (corresponding to a position preceding the first) · ky нөлүнчү (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · hy զրոերորդ (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · be нулявы́ (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · ms kekosong (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · eo nulaj (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · eo nula (ordinal number corresponding to zero) · es ceroésimo (ordinal number corresponding to zero)