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| zone [ zōn ] |
noun (plural zones) |
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1. separate area with particular function: an area regarded as separate or kept separate, especially one with a particular use or function
  a loading zone
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2. subsection of particular area: one of the smaller, usually named or numbered sections that an area is divided into, e.g. those of a transportation network or an athletic field
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3. meteorology horizontal climatic band around Earth: one of the five horizontal belts across the Earth's surface, separated by the Arctic Circle, the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn, and the Antarctic Circle, that marks out a climatic region. The zones are called the North Frigid Zone, the North Temperate Zone, the South Frigid Zone, the South Temperate Zone, and the Torrid Zone.
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4. time
Same as time zone
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5. ecology area with distinct plants and animals: an area with characteristic types of organisms determined largely by its environment, e.g. a belt of vegetation on a mountain
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6. geology unit of rock formation with fossils: a unit of a rock formation characterized by its fossil content
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7. mathematics part of sphere: the portion of a sphere included between two parallel planes meeting the sphere, one of which may be tangent to the sphere or both of which may intersect it
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verb (past and past participle zoned, present participle zon·ing, 3rd person present singular zones) |
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1. transitive verb split area into zones: to divide an area into zones
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2. transitive and intransitive verb designate area for something: to declare officially that an area is to be used for a particular purpose, or be developed in a particular way
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often passive
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The canal areas have been zoned for recreation.
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| [15th century. Via French and Latin< Greek zōnē "belt, girdle"] |
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| zon·ing noun |
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in the zone performing an action, especially playing a sport, extremely well with intense focus (informal)
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