zerolike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

zero +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

zerolike (comparative more zerolike, superlative most zerolike)

  1. (rare) Resembling or characteristic of zero.
    • 2000, Charles Seife, Zero: the biography of a dangerous idea, Volume 3:
      The electron is a zero-dimensional object, and its very zerolike nature ensures that scientists don't even know the electron's mass or charge.
    • 1956, Leon Vincent Almirall, From college to cow country:
      ...the blinding snow and zerolike atmosphere told us we were at grips with a mountain blizzard.