What does the word zero mean?
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The figure o, indicating nothingness. In thermometry, the point from which the figures on the scale start in one or the other direction; in the Centigrade and Reaumur scales zero indicates the freezing point for distilled water; in the Fahrenheit scale it indicates the degree of cold obtained by mixing ice and salt and is 32° below the freezing point.
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See cut of thermometers on page 280.
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Usage examples for zero
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I'll see her dead first before I let her make a zero mark out of her life as her crazy mother did before her." – Star-Dust A Story of an American Girl by Fannie Hurst
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It must be ten below zero. – Ghost Beyond the Gate by Mildred A. Wirt
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Since the surface of Teris has a temperature of absolute zero it can only be reached from here through a series of locks. – Daughters of Doom by Herbert B. Livingston
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