The meaning of Ciphers

ˈsaɪ.fər

Ciphers – definition

noun
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
Usage examples:
He wrote cryptic notes in a cipher
Synonims:
Code Secret writing Coded message Cryptograph Cryptogram
noun
A zero; a figure 0.
Usage examples:
From nine years observations, at cincinnati, it appears that the thermometer falls below cypher twi…
Synonims:
Zero Nought Nil 0 Naught
noun
A monogram.
Usage examples:
A pair of rock crystal goblets engraved with the cipher of peter the great
Synonims:
Numeral Number Integer Figure Digit Character Symbol Sign
noun
A continuous sounding of an organ pipe, caused by a mechanical defect.

verb
Put (a message) into secret writing; encode.
Usage examples:
He left two, as yet uncracked, ciphered messages for posthumous decoding
verb
Do arithmetic.
Usage examples:
Many people in the community were illiterate, having little need for education beyond simple cipher…

verb
(of an organ pipe) sound continuously.

noun
A system of writing that most people cannot understand, so that the message is secret; a code
Usage examples:
We spent a lot of time figuring out the enemy’s cipher., in the hands of a lesser actor, the role c…

Ciphers translation into English

Ciphers: translate from English into Chinese

密码, 暗号, 零, 计算, 做暗号

Ciphers: translate from English into Dutch

Cijfers, Cijfer, Nul, Cijferschrift, Nummer, Cijferen, Rekenen, Monogram, Naamcijfer, Sleutel van cijferschrift, Berekenen

Ciphers: translate from English into French

Chiffres, Chiffrer, Zéro, Code secret, Calculer, Message chiffré, Chiffre arabe

Ciphers: translate from English into German

Chiffren, Chiffre, Ziffer, Schlüssel, Zahl, Statist

Ciphers: translate from English into Hindi

सिफर, सिफ़र, गूढ़लेख, संकेताक्षर, शून्य, सांकेतिक शब्दों में बदलना, नगण्य व्यक्ति, दाग़ लगाना, लेखा लगाना, शून्य का अंक, बीज लेख, हिसाब लगाना, दाग़ करना, निकम्मी औरत, निकम्मा व्यक्ति, दाग़ बनाना

Ciphers: translate from English into Italian

Cifrari, Cifra, Zero, Monogramma

Ciphers: translate from English into Korean

암호, 열쇠, 영, 저절로 울리다, 자명, 변변치 않은 물건, 아라비아 숫자, 변변치 않은 사람, 머릿 글자를 짜맞춘 글자, 운산하다, 암호를 쓰다, ...을 계산하다, ...을 생각해 내다, 암호로 하다, 암호로 쓰다

Ciphers: translate from English into Russian

Шифры, Шифр, Шифровать, Зашифровывать, Нуль, Ноль, Ничтожество, Высчитывать, Вычислять, Монограмма, Арабская цифра

Ciphers: translate from English into Spanish

Cifrados, Cifrar, Cifra, Clave, Código, Cero, Hacer cifra

Word origin

late 18th century: perhaps from cipher1.

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Ciphers – similar words

ciphered

verb
Put (a message) into secret writing; encode.
Usage examples:
He left two, as yet uncracked, ciphered messages for posthumous decoding

verb
(of an organ pipe) sound continuously.

noun
A secret or disguised way of writing; a code.
Usage examples:
He wrote cryptic notes in a cipher

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Ciphers synonims

character

ˈkær.ək.tər

noun
The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.
Usage examples:
Running away was not in keeping with her character

verb
Inscribe or write (something).
Usage examples:
You have well charactered him

noun
The particular combination of things about a person or place, esp. things you cannot see, that make that person or place different from others
Usage examples:
[ c ] the idea was to modernize the house without changing its homey character., [ u ] it’s a theat…

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cryptogram

noun
A text written in code.

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cryptograph

noun
A coded message.
Usage examples:
You must solve the cryptograph to find the correct coordinates

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digit

noun
Any of the numerals from 0 to 9, especially when forming part of a number.
Usage examples:
This invention was the decimal system of numerals - nine digits and a zero.

noun
Any one of the numbers 0 through 9
Usage examples:
6735 is a four-digit number.

noun
Any one of the ten written numbers 0 to 9
Usage examples:
Your password should contain a mixture of letters and digits., a four-digit/10-digit, etc. number, …

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figure

ˈfɪɡ.ər

noun
A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.
Usage examples:
The trade figures

verb
Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.
Usage examples:
The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun
A number or an amount
Usage examples:
The collection was valued at $20 million, a figure that might cover the cost of having artists recr…

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integer

noun
A number which is not a fraction; a whole number.
Usage examples:
Integer values

noun
A whole number and not a fraction
Usage examples:
The numbers 5, 3, and 0 are integers.

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naught

nɔːt

pronoun
Nothing.
Usage examples:
He's naught but a worthless fool

noun
The digit 0; nought.
Usage examples:
It is a series of numbers, hyphens, naughts, strokes, and zeds.

noun
Nothing
Usage examples:
All our effort was for naught.

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nil

nɪl

noun
Nothing, especially as the score in certain games; zero.
Usage examples:
They beat us three-nil

adjective
Non-existent.
Usage examples:
His chance of survival was virtually nil

noun
Nothing
Usage examples:
Investment in the industry has dropped to virtually nil.

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nought

nɔːt

noun
The digit 0; zero.
Usage examples:
It will accelerate from nought to 60 in something over three seconds

pronoun
Nothing.
Usage examples:
The plans came to nought

noun
The number 0 or zero
Usage examples:
0.4% (nought point four percent), he's got several noughts on the end of his salary.

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number

noun
An arithmetical value, expressed by a word, symbol, or figure, representing a particular quantity and used in counting and making calculations.
Usage examples:
Think of a number from one to ten and multiply it by three

verb
Amount to (a specified figure or quantity); comprise.
Usage examples:
The demonstrators numbered more than 5,000

noun
A unit or its symbol that forms part of a system of counting and calculating, and that represents an amount or position in a series
Usage examples:
You can write numbers in words, such as six, seven, and eight, or with symbols, such as 6, 7, and 8…

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numeral

ˈnjuː.mə.rəl

noun
A figure, symbol, or group of figures or symbols denoting a number.
Usage examples:
Merz began to utilise the fibonacci formula of mathematical progression within his works, transmitt…

adjective
Of or denoting a number.
Usage examples:
There are various scales of values, for example in some groups numeral cards 2-10 score 1 point eac…

noun
A symbol that represents a number
Usage examples:
The numeral 5

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sign

noun
An object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else.
Usage examples:
Flowers are often given as a sign of affection

verb
Write one's name on (a letter, card, document, etc.) to identify oneself as the writer or sender.
Usage examples:
The card was signed by the whole class

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symbol

noun
A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.
Usage examples:
The symbol r in figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective

verb
Symbolize.
Usage examples:
The first was symbol of the atonement the 2nd was to symbol the carrying away of sins.

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zero

verb
Adjust (an instrument) to zero.
Usage examples:
Zero the counter when the tape has rewound

cardinal number
No quantity or number; nought; the figure 0.
Usage examples:
Figures from zero to nine

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