English Words Starting With Z

• zenithal projection

  nounRare / Technical
  /ˈzɛnɪθəl prəˈdʒɛkʃən/A map projection in which the point of projection is at the zenith, directly above the centre of the map.
• zeno

  nounLow
  /ˈziːnəʊ/A proper noun referring primarily to Zeno of Elea or Zeno of Citium, ancient Greek philosophers.
• zeno of citium

  nounLow
  /ˌziːnəʊ əv ˈsɪtɪəm/The founder of the Stoic school of philosophy in ancient Greece.
• zeno of elea

  nounC2
  /ˌziːnəʊ əv ˈiːlɪə/A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea, known for his paradoxes challenging concepts of motion, plurality, and change.
• zeno's paradox

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈziːnəʊz ˈpærədɒks/A philosophical argument devised by the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea, purporting to show that motion is impossible or that multiplicity is an illusion.
• zenobia

  nounVery low (proper noun, historical/literary)
  /zɪˈnəʊbɪə/A proper noun referring to a 3rd-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in the Roman province of Syria, known for her rebellion against Rome.
• zeolite

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈziːəlʌɪt/A microporous mineral, often with a crystalline structure, composed of aluminum, silicon, and oxygen, known for its ability to exchange ions and adsorb molecules.
• zephaniah

  nounVery Low
  /ˌzɛfəˈnaɪə/A Hebrew prophet and the author of the Book of Zephaniah in the Old Testament.
• zephyr

  nounC2
  /ˈzɛf.ə/a gentle, mild breeze
• zephyr cloth

  nounLow
  /ˈzɛfə klɒθ/A lightweight, soft, fine-woven fabric, originally made from wool or a wool blend.
• zephyr worsted

  nounC1+
  /ˈwʊs.tɪd/A type of fine, smooth wool yarn, traditionally made from long-staple wool and spun using a method that aligns the fibers parallel before spinning, giving it a strong, smooth, and non-fuzzy finish. Also refers to fabric made from this yarn.
• zephyr yarn

  nounLow (Specialist/Technical)
  /ˈzɛfə jɑːn/A specific type of lightweight, soft knitting yarn, typically made from fine wool or wool blends.
• zephyranthes

  nounRare
  /ˌzɛfɪˈrænθiːz/A genus of flowering plants, primarily bulbs, native to warm climates; commonly known as rain lilies or fairy lilies.
• zephyrinus

  nounVery Low
  /ˈzefɪrɪnəs/A rare, scholarly variant of 'zephyr', specifically referring to a very light, gentle, refreshing wind.
• zephyrus

  nounC2
  /ˈzɛf(ə)rəs/A soft, gentle breeze from the west.
• zeppelin

  nounC2
  /ˈzep.lɪn/A large rigid airship, particularly one of the type pioneered in Germany by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin.
• zeptosecond

  nounC2 (Proficient)
  /ˈzɛptəʊˌsɛkənd/An extremely short unit of time equal to one sextillionth of a second (10^-21 seconds).
• zermatt

  nounC1
  /ˈzɜː.mæt/A famous alpine village and ski resort in Switzerland, at the foot of the Matterhorn mountain.
• zermelo's axiom

  nounC2/Technical
  /ˌzɜːˈmɛləʊz ˈæksɪəm/The formal statement of the Axiom of Choice, a fundamental principle in set theory which postulates that given any collection of non-empty sets, it is possible to construct a new set by choosing exactly one element from each.
• zernike

  nounC2
  /ˈzɜː.nɪ.kə/A unit of optical aberration in wavefront analysis; also refers to polynomial coefficients used to describe aberrations in optics and ophthalmology.

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