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zone

  [zohn] noun, verb, zoned, zon⋅ing.
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–noun
1. any continuous tract or area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining tracts or areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established.
2. Geography. any of five great divisions of the earth's surface, bounded by lines parallel to the equator and named according to the prevailing temperature. Compare North Frigid Zone, North Temperate Zone, South Frigid Zone, South Temperate Zone, Torrid Zone.
3. Biogeography. an area characterized by a particular set of organisms, whose presence is determined by environmental conditions, as an altitudinal belt on a mountain.
4. Geology. a horizon.
5. Geometry. a part of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes.
6. a specific district, area, etc., within which a uniform charge is made for transportation, mail delivery, or other service.
7. the total number of available railroad terminals within a given circumference around a given shipping center.
8. an area or district in a city or town under special restrictions as to the type, size, purpose, etc., of existing or proposed buildings.
9. time zone.
10. Also called postal delivery zone. (in the U.S. postal system) any of the numbered districts into which a city or metropolitan area was formerly divided for expediting the sorting and delivery of mail.
11. Sports. a particular portion of a playing area: The wing was trapped with the puck in his own defensive zone.
12. Archaic. a girdle or belt; cincture.
–verb (used with object)
13. to mark with zones or bands.
14. to divide into zones, tracts, areas, etc., as according to existing characteristics or as distinguished for some purpose.
15. to divide (a city, town, neighborhood, etc.) into areas subject to special restrictions on any existing or proposed buildings.
16. to encircle or surround with a zone, girdle, belt, or the like.
–verb (used without object)
17. to be formed into zones.
Origin:
1490–1500; < L zōna < Gk znē belt

Related forms:
zoneless, adjective

Synonyms:
1. region. See belt. 16. gird, band.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: zone
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: zoned; zon·ing
1 a : to partition (as a city or town) by ordinance into sections reserved for different purposes (as residence or business) b : to designate the permitted use of (property) by placement in a municipal zone zoned for agricultural use>
2 : to restrict different kinds of (use) to different areas zone land use within its borders>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: zone
Pronunciation: 'zOn
Function: noun
1 : an encircling anatomical structure
2 : a region or area set off asdistinct
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

zone (zōn)
n.

  1. An area or a region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic.

  2. See zona.

  3. A segment.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Science Dictionary
zone   (zōn)  Pronunciation Key 


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  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.


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