Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zero-length

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: ze-ro-length
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being or relating to a method whereby jet fighters and attack aircraft could be near-vertically launched using rocket motors to rapidly gain speed and altitude.

adj

Having a length of zero; containing no elements, text characters, etc.

Example Sentences

"zero-length launch system; zero-length take-off"
"a zero-length array; a zero-length string"

Questions

What does zero-length mean?: Being or relating to a method whereby jet fighters and attack aircraft could be near-vertically launched using rocket motors to rapidly gain speed and altitude.

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