Meaning of 'cypher'

noun

a message written in a secret code

Example: "I could not decode the cipher that was sent to me."

Synonyms: None

noun

a secret method of writing

Example: "I taught my allies the cipher."

Synonyms: cryptograph

noun

a person of no influence

Example: "At work, I'm just a cipher."

Synonyms: None nobody nonentity

noun

a quantity of no importance

Synonyms: nothing

noun

a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

Example: "Zero is an example of a cipher."

Synonyms: zero

verb

to make a mathematical calculation or computation

Example: "I ciphered the result quite easily."

Synonyms: figure

verb

to convert ordinary language into code

Example: "I ciphered the message so my enemies could not read my plans."

Synonyms: code inscribe encipher encrypt write in code