z

¹

abbreviation for

1. zone.

Z

²

or z

[ zeeor, especially British, zed; Archaic iz-erd ]

noun

, plural Z's or Zs, z's or zs.

1. the 26th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2. any spoken sound represented by the letter Z or z, as in zero, zigzag, or buzzer.
3. something having the shape of a Z .
4. a written or printed representation of the letter Z or z.
5. a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter Z or z.

z

³

Symbol, Mathematics.

1. an unknown quantity or variable.
2. (in Cartesian coordinates) the z- axis.

Z

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Astronomy. zenith distance ( def ).
2. zone.

Z

⁵

Symbol.

1. the 26th in order or in a series.
2. (sometimes lowercase) the medieval Roman numeral for 2000. Compare Roman numerals.
3. Chemistry, Physics. atomic number ( def ).
4. Electricity. impedance ( def 1 ).

z.

⁶

abbreviation for

1. zero.

Z

¹

symbol for

1. any unknown, variable, or unspecified factor, number, person, or thing
2. chem atomic number
3. physics impedance
4. zone
5. currency zaïre

abbreviation for

1. Zambia (international car registration)

z

²

/ ziː; zɛd /

noun

1. the 26th and last letter and the 20th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2. a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced alveolar fricative, as in zip
3. 1. something shaped like a Z
   2. ( in combination )

      a Z-bend in a road

z

³

symbol for

1. the z- axis or a coordinate measured along the z- axis in a Cartesian or cylindrical coordinate system
2. an algebraic variable

Idioms and Phrases

see from soup to nuts (a to z) .

Example Sentences

Additionally, the large millennial generation is increasingly aging into homeownership, as the smaller Generation Z enters the apartment market.

From Los Angeles Times

Ahead of the Season 33 semifinals, Green and two of the show’s professional dancers, Rylee Arnold, 19, and Witney Carson, 31, explained their parts in making “Dancing With the Stars” a hit with Gen Z.

From New York Times

For example, when Nkasi created Mya Blue using AI, he faced issues with her imagery - the artist presents as a Gen Z American girl with blue hair.

From BBC

Schiff declined to be interviewed for this story, but recently told Times columnist Mark Z. Barabak that he plans to focus on bringing down the cost of living for working- and middle-class families.

From Los Angeles Times

Lu looks to be Gen Z’s new ambassador for the opaque and brutal.

From Los Angeles Times