zs

See also: Zs, ZS, zS, z's, and Z's

Translingual

Symbol

zs

1. (metrology) Symbol for zeptosecond, an SI unit of time equal to 10⁻²¹ seconds.

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English

Noun

1. plural of z
2. Alternative form of z's (sleep)

   It's getting late: it's time to catch some zs.

Usage notes

• Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler's Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that "after letters an apostrophe is obligatory." The 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, lowercase letters ... form the plural with an apostrophe and an s". The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Related terms

• zzzs

Translations

slang: sleep

• Bulgarian: сън (bg) m (sǎn)
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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈʒ]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈʒeː]

Letter

zs (lower case, upper case Zs)

1. The forty-fourth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called zsé and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.