ZEQUIN
Ze"quin, n.
Defn: See Sequin.
ZERDA
Zer"da, n. Etym: [Of African origin.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The fennec.
ZERIBA
Ze*ri"ba, n. (Mil.)
Defn: Same as Zareba.
ZERO Ze"ro, n; pl. Zeros or Zeroes. Etym: [F. zéro, from Ar. çafrun, çifrun, empty, a cipher. Cf. Cipher.]
1. (Arith.)
Defn: A cipher; nothing; naught.
2. The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences.