Definition of Zone
Pronunciation:
zōn
n.
1.
A
girdle
;
a
cincture
.
An
embroidered
zone
surrounds
her
waist
.
- Dryden.
Loose
were
her
tresses
seen
,
her
zone
unbound
.
- Collins.
2.
(Geog.)
One
of
the
five
great
divisions
of
the
earth
,
with
respect
to
latitude
and
temperature
.
Commerce
. . .
defies
every
wind
,
outrides
every
tempest
,
and
invades
.
- Bancroft.
3.
(Math.)
The
portion
of
the
surface
of
a
sphere
included
between
two
parallel
planes
;
the
portion
of
a
surface
of
revolution
included
between
two
planes
perpendicular
to
the
axis
.
4.
(Nat. Hist.)
A
band
or
stripe
extending
around
a
body
.
5.
(Crystallog.)
A
series
of
planes
having
mutually
parallel
intersections
.
6.
Circuit
;
circumference
.
7.
(Biogeography)
An
area
or
part
of
a
region
characterized
by
uniform
or
similar
animal
and
plant
life
;
a
life
zone
;
as
,
Littoral
zone
,
Austral
zone
,
etc
.
8.
(Cryst.)
A
series
of
faces
whose
intersection
lines
with
each
other
are
parallel
.
9.
(Railroad Econ.)
The
aggregate
of
stations
,
in
whatsoever
direction
or
on
whatsoever
line
of
railroad
,
situated
between
certain
maximum
and
minimum
limits
from
a
point
at
which
a
shipment
of
traffic
originates
.
10.
any
area
to
or
within
which
a
shipment
or
transportation
cost
is
constant
;
Abyssal zone
(Phys. Geog.)
See
under
Abyssal
.
Zone axis
(Crystallog.)
a
straight
line
passing
through
the
center
of
a
crystal
,
to
which
all
the
planes
of
a
given
zone
are
parallel
.
v. t.
1.
To
girdle
;
to
encircle
.
Related Words
bailiwick
,
circle
,
department
,
domain
,
locale
,
province
,
quarter
,
realm
,
segment
,
sphere
,
terrain
,
turf
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