zone
Meaning
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- Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles).
- Any given region or area of the world.
- A given area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic, use, restriction, etc.
- A restricted category or virtual place.
- A band or area of growth encircling anything.
- A band or stripe extending around a body.
- A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections.
- (informal) The strike zone.
- Every of the three parts of an ice rink, divided by two blue lines.
- A semicircular area in front of each goal.
- A high-performance phase or period.
- A defensive scheme where defenders guard a particular area of the court or field, as opposed to a particular opposing player.
- That collection of a domain's DNS resource records, the domain and its subdomains, that are not delegated to another authority.
- A logical group of network devices on AppleTalk (an obsolete networking protocol).
- A belt or girdle.
- The curved surface of a frustum of a sphere, the portion of surface of a sphere delimited by parallel planes.
- A frustum of a sphere.
- A circuit; a circumference.
Synonyms
geographical zone
parcel of land
partition off
espace
fare-stage
piece of ground
piece of land
storage area
whole place
compart
complex body part
spectral band
woman’s girdle
physical structure
territorial dominion
vegetation zone
broad band
storage region
memory area
area in storage
areas and seasonal periods
loadline regulations
Boni
load line rules
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zoʊn/
Etymology
From Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”).
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