nullen — meaning in English

English meaning

• tare noun The tare is the weight of an empty container, deducted from a total weight to find the weight of its contents.
• zero num The number 0; the quantity representing none at all.

Senses

nullen is used for these senses in English:

• tare (sciences) To set a zero value on an instrument (usually a balance) that discounts the starting point.
• zero (transitive) To set some amount to be zero.

tare — full definition

1. noun The tare is the weight of an empty container, deducted from a total weight to find the weight of its contents.
2. verb To tare a scale is to reset it to zero so that the weight of a container is not included in the measurement.

zero — full definition

1. num The number 0; the quantity representing none at all.
2. noun The starting point on a scale from which measurements are counted.
3. noun Nothing at all; none.
4. verb To reset something to zero, or to adjust an instrument so it reads zero correctly.

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