Z, z: Meaning and Definition of

Z

1. the 26th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. any spoken sound represented by the letter Z or z, as in zero, zigzag, or buzzer.
3. something having the shape of a
4. a written or printed representation of the letter Z or z.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter Z or z.

Z

1. zenith distance.
2. zone.

Z

1. the 26th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 25th.
2. (sometimes l.c.) the medieval Roman numeral for 2000. Cf.
3. atomic number.
4. impedance.

z

1. zone.

z

1. an unknown quantity or variable.
2. (in Cartesian coordinates) the z-axis.

z.

1. zero.

Z0

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