z
1zone.
Other definitions for z (2 of 6)
an unknown quantity or variable.
(in Cartesian coordinates) the z-axis.
Other definitions for Z (3 of 6)
or z
the 26th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
any spoken sound represented by the letter Z or z, as in zero, zigzag, or buzzer.
something having the shape of a Z.
a written or printed representation of the letter Z or z.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letterZ or z.
Other definitions for Z (4 of 6)
Astronomy. zenith distance.
zone.
Other definitions for Z (5 of 6)
the 26th in order or in a series.
(sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 2000.: Compare Roman numerals.
Chemistry, Physics. atomic number.
Electricity. impedance (def. 1).
Other definitions for z. (6 of 6)
zero.
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How to use z in a sentence
Some questions we may never know the answer to: Was Jay z doing something he shouldn't have been doing?
Solange Smacks Jay Z, Legolas Slaps Bieber, and the Biggest Celebrity Feuds of the Year | Amy Zimmerman | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlexander Gilkes has partied with Jay z in Paris and toured vineyards with the rapper, too.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty | Tim Teeman | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow, just as avid an art collector, Jay z spoke about the meeting of cultural worlds (and rapped about them) in “Picasso Baby”.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty | Tim Teeman | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJay z, Leonardo DiCaprio (also in Miami, sighted leaving a club with 20 women), and Owen Wilson are all dedicated art collectors.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty | Tim Teeman | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJay z, Prince William, Beyoncé and Kate Middleton met at a Brooklyn Nets game Monday evening...and the Internet survived.
When Your Royalty Met Ours: Kate Meets Bey Courtside | Tom Sykes | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Y was a Youth, that did not love school; z was a Zany, a poor harmless fool.
Messrs. X and z had specially engaged two eminent organists to play for them.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerAn extended table of the sensitiveness of many indicators, on which the above tables are based, is given by Salm, z. phys.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzThe first extended experimental investigation in support of it was made by Barus and Schneider, z. phys.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius StieglitzThe concentrations are calculated from the data given by Bodenstein, z. phys.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2. | Julius Stieglitz
British Dictionary definitions for z (1 of 3)
/ maths /
the z- axis or a coordinate measured along the z- axis in a Cartesian or cylindrical coordinate system
an algebraic variable
British Dictionary definitions for z (2 of 3)
Z
/ (zɛd, US ziː) /
the 26th and last letter and the 20th consonant of the modern English alphabet
a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced alveolar fricative, as in zip
something shaped like a Z
(in combination): a Z-bend in a road
British Dictionary definitions for Z (3 of 3)
any unknown, variable, or unspecified factor, number, person, or thing
chem atomic number
physics impedance
zone
currency zaïre
Zambia (international car registration)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with z
see from soup to nuts (a to z).
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