Z

Z ¹

1. The symbol for atomic number.

2. The symbol for impedance.

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Z ²

abbr.

Zulu time

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z or Z  (z)

n. pl. z's or Z's also zs or Zs

1. The 26th letter of the modern English alphabet.

2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter z.

3. The 26th in a series.

4. Something shaped like the letter Z.

5. z's Slang Sleep.

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z, Z [zɛd (US) ziː]

n pl z's, Z's, Zs

1. (Linguistics) the 26th and last letter and the 20th consonant of the modern English alphabet

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced alveolar fricative, as in zip

3.

a.  something shaped like a Z

b.  (in combination) a Z-bend in a road

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z Maths

symbol for

1. (Mathematics) the z-axis or a coordinate measured along the z-axis in a Cartesian or cylindrical coordinate system

2. (Mathematics) an algebraic variable

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Z

symbol for

1. (Mathematics) any unknown, variable, or unspecified factor, number, person, or thing

2. (Chemistry) Chem atomic number

3. (Physics / General Physics) Physics impedance

4. zone

5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) Currency zaïre

6. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)

international car registration for Zambia

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Z - the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation omega conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
	2.	z - the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard" ezed, izzard, zed, zee Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet - the alphabet evolved by the ancient Romans which serves for writing most of the languages of western Europe alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

Translations

Z z [zed] (US) [ziː] N (= letter) → Z, z f
Z for Zebra → Z de Zaragoza

Z z [ˈzɛd]

(US) n

(= letter) → Z m, z m
Z for Zebra → Z comme Zoé

Z, z [(Brit)] [(US)]

n → Z nt, → z nt; to catch some Zs (US inf: = take a nap) → sich aufs Ohr hauen (inf)

Z abbr (atomic number) → Z

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Z z [zɛd, ɐɒm ziː] n (letter) → Z, z f or m inv
Z for Zebra → Z come Zara