most zoning

adjective

(especially in city planning) of or pertaining to the division of an area into zones, as to restrict the number and types of buildings and their uses: zoning laws.

Origin:
1810–20; zone + -ing²

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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.	an area subject to a particular political, military, or government function, use, or jurisdiction: a demilitarized zone
4.	(often capital) geography Torrid Zone Frigid Zone See Temperate Zone one of the divisions of the earth's surface, esp divided into latitudinal belts according to temperature
5.	geology a distinctive layer or region of rock, characterized by particular fossils (zone fossils), metamorphism, structural deformity, etc
6.	ecology an area, esp a belt of land, having a particular flora and fauna determined by the prevailing environmental conditions
7.	maths a portion of a sphere between two parallel planes intersecting the sphere
8.	sport
	a. a mental state that enables a competitor to perform to the best of his or her ability: 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, literary or a girdle or belt
10.	(NZ) a section on a transport route; fare stage
11.	(NZ) a catchment area for pupils for a specific school
12.	in the zone See zone

—vb
13.	to divide into zones, as for different use, jurisdiction, activities, etc
14.	to designate as a zone
15.	to mark with or divide into zones
16.	(NZ) to establish (an area) as a zone for a specific school

[C15: from Latin zōna girdle, climatic zone, from Greek zōnē]

'zoning

—n

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Word Origin & History

zone

1390, from L. zona "geographical belt, celestial zone," from Gk. zone "a belt," related to zonnynai "to gird," from PIE base *yes- "to gird, girdle" (cf. Avestan yasta- "girt," Lith. juosiu "to gird," O.C.S. po-jasu "girdle"). Originally one of the five great divisions of the earth's surface (torrid,

temperate, frigid; separated by tropics of Cancer and Capricorn and Arctic and Antarctic circles); meaning "any discrete region" is first recorded 1822. Zone defense in team sports is recorded from 1927. Zoning "land-use planning" is recorded from 1912. Zoned (adj.) in drug-use sense is attested 1960s, from ozone, which is found high in the atmosphere; the related verb to zone is from 1980s.

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Medical Dictionary

zoning zon·ing (zō'nĭng)
n.
An unexpectedly strong immunologic reaction in a small amount of serum, probably the result of high antibody titer.

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zone

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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.
Ecology An area characterized by distinct physical conditions and populated by communities of certain kinds of organisms.
Mathematics A portion of a sphere bounded by the intersections of two parallel planes with the sphere.
Anatomy An area or a region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic.
Geology A region or stratum distinguished by composition or content.

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Cultural Dictionary

zoning definition

The establishment by local governments of districts that are restricted to various types of manufacturing, commercial, or residential use.

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