cypher
Also found in: Thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
cy·pher
(sī′fər)n. & v.
Variant of cipher.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
cypher
(ˈsaɪfə)n, vb
a variant spelling of cipher
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ci•pher
(ˈsaɪ fər)n.
1. zero.
2. any of the Arabic numerals or figures.
3. a person or thing of no value or importance; nonentity.
4.
a. a secret method of writing, as by code.
b. writing done by such a method; a coded message.
5. the key to a secret method of writing.
6. a combination of letters, as the initials of a name; monogram.
v.i. 7. to use figures or numerals arithmetically.
8. to write in or as in cipher.
v.t. 9. to calculate numerically; figure.
10. to convert into cipher; encipher.
Also, esp. Brit., cypher. [1350–1400; Middle English siphre < Medieval Latin ciphra < Arabic ṣifr empty, zero; translation of Skt śūnyā empty]
ci′pher•a•ble, adj.
ci′pher•er, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
cypher
Past participle: cyphered
Gerund: cyphering
| Imperative |
|---|
| cypher |
| cypher |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  cypher - a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number |
| 2. |  cypher - a quantity of no importance; "it looked like nothing I had ever seen before"; "reduced to nil all the work we had done"; "we racked up a pathetic goose egg"; "it was all for naught"; "I didn't hear zilch about it"relative quantity - a quantity relative to some purpose nihil - (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ); "nihil habet" Fanny Adams, sweet Fanny Adams - little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" | |
| 3. | cypher - a person of no influence | |
| 4. |  cypher - a secret method of writing code - a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy | |
| 5. |  cypher - a message written in a secret code message - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" | |
| Verb | 1. | cypher - convert ordinary language into code; "We should encode the message for security reasons" encode - convert information into code; "encode pictures digitally" |
| 2. | cypher - make a mathematical calculation or computation math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason" quantise, quantize - apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor; "Quantize gravity" work out - be calculated; "The fees work out to less than $1,000" extract - calculate the root of a number process - perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech" prorate - divide or assess proportionally; "The rent was prorated for the rest of the month" miscalculate, misestimate - calculate incorrectly; "I miscalculated the number of guests at the wedding" recalculate - calculate anew; "The costs had to be recalculated" average out, average - compute the average of add together, add - make an addition by combining numbers; "Add 27 and 49, please!" multiply - combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15" interpolate, extrapolate - estimate the value of differentiate - calculate a derivative; take the derivative integrate - calculate the integral of; calculate by integration survey - plot a map of (land) estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" budget - make a budget capitalise, capitalize - compute the present value of a business or an income |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.