zone (z n)n. 1. An area or a region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic. 2. a. Any of the five regions of the surface of the earth that are loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude, including the Torrid Zone, the North and South Temperate zones, and the North and South Frigid zones. b. A similar division on any other planet. c. Mathematics A portion of a sphere bounded by the intersections of two parallel planes with the sphere. 3. Ecology An area characterized by distinct physical conditions and populated by communities of certain kinds of organisms. 4. Anatomy A ringlike or cylindrical growth or structure. 5. Geology A region or stratum distinguished by composition or content. 6. A section of an area or territory established for a specific purpose, as a section of a city restricted to a particular type of building, enterprise, or activity: a residential zone. 7. An area of a given radius within which a uniform rate is charged, as for transportation or shipping. 8. Computer Science a. A region on a punch card or on magnetic tape in which nondigital information is recorded. b. A section of storage to be used for a particular purpose. 9. Archaic A belt or girdle. tr.v. zoned, zon·ing, zones 1. To divide into zones. 2. To designate or mark off into zones. 3. To surround or encircle with or as if with a belt or girdle. adj. Phrasal Verb: 1. Of, relating to, associated with, or divided into zones; zonal. 2. Sports Of, relating to, or being a system of defense, especially in basketball and football, in which each defender guards a predetermined part of the playing area rather than an individual player. zone out Informal Idiom: To lose concentration or become inattentive. in the zone Informal In a state of focused attention or energy so that one's performance is enhanced: a goalie who was in the zone throughout the playoffs. [Middle English, one of the encircling regions of the earth, from Latin z na, girdle, celestial zone, from Greek zn .] |   climatic zones A. North Frigid Zone B. North Temperate Zone C. Torrid Zone D. South Temperate Zone E. South Frigid Zone |
zone [zəʊn]
n
1. a region, area, or section characterized by some distinctive feature or quality
2. a sphere of thought, disagreement, argument, etc.
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an area subject to a particular political, military, or government function, use, or jurisdiction a demilitarized zone
4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) (often capital) Geography one of the divisions of the earth's surface, esp divided into latitudinal belts according to temperature See Torrid Zone, Frigid Zone, Temperate Zone
5. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology a distinctive layer or region of rock, characterized by particular fossils (zone fossils), metamorphism, structural deformity, etc.
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) Ecology an area, esp a belt of land, having a particular flora and fauna determined by the prevailing environmental conditions
7. (Mathematics) Maths a portion of a sphere between two parallel planes intersecting the sphere
8. (General Sporting Terms) Sport
a. a period during which a competitor is performing particularly well Hingis is in the zone at the moment
b. (modifier) of or relating to competitive performance that depends on the mood or state of mind of the participant a zone player
9. Archaic or literary a girdle or belt
10. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) NZ a section on a transport route; fare stage
11. (Social Science / Education) NZ a catchment area for pupils for a specific school
in the zone See zone [8]
vb (tr)
1. to divide into zones, as for different use, jurisdiction, activities, etc.
2. to designate as a zone
3. to mark with or divide into zones
4. (Social Science / Education) NZ to establish (an area) as a zone for a specific school
[from Latin zōna girdle, climatic zone, from Greek zōnē]
zoning n
| zone (zn) 1. Any of the five regions of the surface of the Earth that are loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude, including the Torrid Zone, the North and South Temperate zones, and the North and South Frigid zones. 2. Ecology An area characterized by distinct physical conditions and populated by communities of certain kinds of organisms. 3. Mathematics A portion of a sphere bounded by the intersections of two parallel planes with the sphere. 4. Anatomy An area or a region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic. 5. Geology A region or stratum distinguished by composition or content. |  climatic zones: A. North Frigid Zone, B. North Temperate Zone, C. Torrid Zone, D. South Temperate Zone, E. South Frigid Zone |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | zone - a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features island - a zone or area resembling an island place, spot, topographic point - a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"; "a bright spot on a planet" |
| 2. | zone - any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude climatic zone - any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth time zone - any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used transit zone - a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers | |
| 3. | zone - an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" buffer zone, buffer - a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict combat area, combat zone - a military area where combat forces operate danger zone - a dangerous area demilitarized zone, DMZ - a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited; "tensions exist on both sides of the demilitarized zone separating North Korea and South Korea" drop zone, dropping zone - an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops kill zone, killing zone - an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities strike zone - (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike tidal zone - an area subject to tidal action | |
| 4. | zone - (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" zona pellucida - thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals | |
| Verb | 1. | zone - regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns govern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" |
| 2. | zone - separate or apportion into sections; "partition a room off" screen off, separate off - partition by means of a divider, such as a screen; "screen off this part of the room" |
zone
Translations
zone [zəʊn]
B. VT → dividir en or por zonas, distribuir en zonas
C. CPD zone therapy N → reflexoterapia f, reflejoterapia f
zone
n (Geog, fig) → Zone f; (US: = postal zone) → Post(zustell)bezirk m; no-parking zone → Parkverbot nt; time zone → Zeitzone f; zones of the body → Körperzonen pl; to be in the zone → in einer Sache völlig aufgehen; athlete → in Topform sein
n zone [zəun]
1 an area or region, usually of a country, town etc, especially one marked off for a special purpose a no-parking zone; a traffic-free zone. sone مِنْطَقَه зона zóna område; -område; zone; -zone die Zone ζώνη, περιοχή zona tsoon منطقه alue zone אֵיזוֹר मण्डल, क्षेत्र zona övezet zona svæði zona 地帯 지역 zona, rajonas zona; rajons; teritorija zon zone område, sone strefa zona zonă зона zóna cona zona zon พื้นที่ bölge 地區 зона, район کوئی خطّہ جسے کسی خاص مقصد کے لۓ متعیّن کیا گیا ہو vùng; khu （地）区
2 any of the five bands into which the earth's surface is divided according to temperature The tropical zone is the area between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. streek مِنْطَقَه пояс pásmo bælte die Zone κλιματική ζώνη της γης zona vöönd زون؛ کوست vyöhyke zone אֵיזוֹר אַקלִים पांच में से कोई एक पट्टी जिसमें धरती को तापमान के हिसाब से बांटा गया है pojas égöv zona loftslagsbelti zona ～帯 (한대·열대 등의) 대(帶) juosta josla zon gebied belte strefa zona zonă зона; пояс pásmo pas zona zon, bälte แถบ; เขต iklim kuşağı 地帶 пояс درجئہ حرارت کی بنا پر تقسیم شدہ زمین کی پانچ پٹّیوں میں سے کوئی بھی ایک đới 地带
zone → منطقة zóna zone Zone ζώνη zona vyöhyke zone zona zona 地帯 지대 zone sone strefa zona зона zon โซน แถบ เขต bölge vùng 地带
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