From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishzeroze‧ro1 /ˈzɪərəʊ $ ˈziːroʊ/●くろまる●くろまる●くろまるS3 number (plural zeros or zeroes)1HMNthe number 0SYN nought British EnglishMake x greater than or equal to zero.2TMHMNthe point between + and – on a scale for measuring something, or the lowest point on a scale that shows how much there is left of somethingThe petrol gauge was already at zero.3TMTa temperature of 0° on the Celsius or Fahrenheit scaleabove/below zeroIt was five degrees below zero last night. →absolute zero, sub-zero4NONE/NOTHINGnone at all, or the lowest possibleamountsomebody’s chances are zero (=they have no chance of success)Mike’s chances of winning are virtually zero.From 1971 to 1976 West Vancouver experienced zero population growth.THESAURUSzero the number 0. Also used when saying there is nothing at allA million is written as one followed by six zeros.a temperature of zero degreesOur chances of success are virtually zero.nil British Englishzero – used especially in the results of sportsgamesUnited won the game three-nil. In rural areas, employment opportunities are almost nil.nought British English spoken zero – used in calculations and figuresIt has increased by nought point seven five per cent (=0.75%).O used to say the number 0 like the letterOThe code for Oxford is 0 one eight six five (=01865).Examples from the Corpuszero• Iowa's chances of winning are virtually zero.• The pressuregauge was almost down to zero.• The glass moved more smoothly, more quickly, then came to rest at the figure zero.• Any floating.point number with a zerofractionrepresents zero.• I started with absolutely zeroknowledge about computers.• The median number identified per child was five, with a widevariation from zero to 29.above/below zero• In any case, short-termrates are not farabove zero.• Temperatures during the long Mercurian night would probably plummet to below zero.• The egg masses can survive temperatures as low as twenty below zero Fahrenheit.• It can be forty above zero in Eugene and ten below zero in Bend, a two-hour drive to the east.• There was not a lot of the ship left to see and it was very cold, below zero in fact.• It must have been seventy below zerooutside.• Temperatures could drop to five degreesbelow zerotonight.somebody’s chances are zero• If one does not have a raffleticket one's chances are zero.