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Zeros

Zero \Ze"ro\, n.; pl. Zerosor Zeroes. [F. z['e]ro, from Ar.

  1. (Arith.) A cipher; nothing; naught.

  2. The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a thermometer, commences.

    Note: Zero in the Centigrade, or Celsius thermometer, and in the R['e]aumur thermometer, is at the point at which water congeals. The zero of the Fahrenheit thermometer is fixed at the point at which the mercury stands when immersed in a mixture of snow and common salt. In Wedgwood's pyrometer, the zero corresponds with 1077[deg] on the Fahrenheit scale. See Illust. of Thermometer.

  3. Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his patience had nearly reached zero.

    Absolute zero. See under Absolute.

    Zero method (Physics), a method of comparing, or measuring, forces, electric currents, etc., by so opposing them that the pointer of an indicating apparatus, or the needle of a galvanometer, remains at, or is brought to, zero, as contrasted with methods in which the deflection is observed directly; -- called also null method.

    Zero point, the point indicating zero, or the commencement of a scale or reckoning.

Wiktionary
zeros

alt. 1 (plural of zero English) Two or more zero digits. 2 The decade of the 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, etc. The noughties. The 2000s. n. 1 (plural of zero English) Two or more zero digits. 2 The decade of the 1800s, 1900s, 2000s, etc. The noughties. The 2000s.

Wikipedia
Zeros (The Soft Moon album)

Zeros is the second full-length studio recording from American post-punk band The Soft Moon. It was released on October 30, 2012 by Captured Tracks. The album was once again composed entirely by frontman Luis Vasquez. Production and mixing duties were completed by Monte Vallier at Ruminator Audio. The theme of the record has been described as post-apocalyptic. Comparing the record to previous releases, Vasquez told Fact Magazine, "My approach for Zeros was to be more conceptual, thematic, and visual." The album currently holds a score of "74" on the aggregate review site Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews" by music critics.

Usage examples of "zeros".

The Marines at Ewa saw a Dauntless which was probably his, in a twisting, swirling, low altitude mix-up with two or three Zeros, fixed and free guns all firing at once.

It was agreed that Gray would keep his Wildcats high to preserve the altitude advantage he needed against the agile Zeros, and, at the same time, provide protection for the dive bombers.

At quarter past three they saw bomb splashes rise white close astern of the carrier and, looking up, saw the tiny, dark blue shapes of two Avengers in a horizontal bombing run at 12,000 feet In another minute angry Zeros jumped the two scouts and they headed home.

But it was not a match for the Zeros that swarmed over Oahu that December morning.

Deacon used up all his ammunition in another hopeless dogfight with the murderous Zeros and then, with a wounded leg and a shot-up aircraft, glided for Hickam Field.

Zeros to each Devastator and a Zero could outfight a Wildcat The TBDs at full throttle were making 120 knots, the Zeros flashed in and out at two and three times that speed during all the long minutes of the approach.

The torpedo squadrons which had been slaughtered at noon were not here to draw the Zeros down, and the enemy pilots would be furious and desperate at this threat to the only deck left to land on.

Six Zeros were climbing to intercept, guns winking, the late sun bright on the brown-green wings with their red disks.

They flew at first from cloud to cloud, avoiding the Zeros, and then pulled up and settled down to navigate.

He found I no Wildcats but four Zeros instead, and in a swirling melee I of brown-bodied, yellow-winged fighters, with the horizon I usually vertical, the sea frequently above and vision re-!

A dozen pilots that the Zeros and the AA in as many actions had failed to touch died in their bunks that afternoon of a shot fired from beneath the sea.

Always there were the enemy ships, with their curling wakes and climbing tracers, always the Zeros to dodge.

Lee and Johnson turned their Dauntlesses into fighters with guns at both ends, and in a wrapped-up, heavy-gutted, low-altitude swirl of wings and props and stringing tracers, with the horizon usually vertical and the ocean frequently overhead, shot down three of the overconfident Zeros before ducking into the friendly cumulus.

And as the bombs fell away the AA came up and the Zeros closed from all directions.

So with the Zeros still attacking, and Garlow doggedly giving them burst for burst, he opened up on his radio and announced the two hits, giving position, course and speed of the enemy force.