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ZoneZone one (z[=o]n), n. [F. zone, L. zona, Gr. zw`nh; akin to
zwnny`nai to gird, Lith. j[*u]sta a girdle, j[*u]sti to gird,
Zend y[=a]h.]
1. A girdle; a cincture. [Poetic]
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.
Note: The zones are five: the torrid zone, extending from
tropic to tropic 46[deg] 56[min], or 23[deg] 28[min] on
each side of the equator; two temperate or variable
zones, situated between the tropics and the polar
circles; and two frigid zones, situated between the
polar circles and the poles.
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. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.)
4. (Nat. Hist.)
(a) A band or stripe extending around a body.
(b) A band or area of growth encircling anything; as, a
zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal
or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a
continent; the Alpine zone, that part of mountains
which is above the limit of tree growth.
5. (Crystallog.) A series of planes having mutually parallel
intersections.
6. Circuit; circumference. [R.] --Milton.
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. Zone
Zone one, v. t.
To girdle; to encircle. [R.] --Keats.
Zone
Zone one, n.
1. (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.
Note: The zones, or life zones, commonly recognized for North
America are Arctic, Hudsonian, Canadian, Transition,
Upper Austral, Lower Austral, and Tropical.
2. (Cryst.) A series of faces whose intersection lines with
each other are parallel.
3. (Railroad Econ.)
(a) 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.
(b) Any circular or ring-shaped area within which the
street-car companies make no differences of fare.
4. In the United States parcel-post system, any of the areas
about any point of shipment for which but one rate of
postage is charged for a parcel post shipment from that
point. The rate increases from within outwards. The first
zone includes the unit of area ``(a quadrangle 30 minutes
square)' in which the place of shipment is situated and
the 8 contiguous units; the outer limits of the second to
the seventh zones, respectively, are approximately 150,
300, 600, 1000, 1400, and 1800 miles from the point of
shipment; the eighth zone includes all units of area
outside the seventh zone.
Meaning of Zone from wikipedia
- Look up
Zone,
zone, or
zones in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Zone,
Zones or The
Zone may
refer to:
Zone, any of the
divisions of
France during the...
- A time
zone is an area
which observes a
uniform standard time for legal,
commercial and
social purposes. Time
zones tend to
follow the
boundaries between...
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Zone A may
refer to: Fare
Zone A, see List of
stations in
London fare
zones 7–9, G and W Fare
Zone A, see
Metro Bilbao Free
Territory of
Trieste Morgan...
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twilight zone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Twilight Zone may
refer to: The
Twilight Zone, an
American media franchise The
Twilight Zone (1959 TV...
- The
Twilight Zone (1985) is the
first of
three revivals of Rod Serling's
acclaimed 1959–64
television series of the same name. It ran for two
seasons on...
- In the
Zone is the
fourth studio album by
American singer Britney Spears. It was
released on
November 15, 2003, by Jive Records.
Spears began writing songs...
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Combat Zone or
Conflict Zone is a
location of
military or
other combat, but the term may also
refer to:
Combat Zone (Boston), the
nickname for an adult...
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Pacific Time
Zone (PT) is a time
zone encomp****ing
parts of
western Canada, the
western United States, and
western Mexico.
Places in this
zone observe standard...
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Zone (Brescian: Sù) is a
comune in the
province of Brescia, in Lombardy,
northern Italy. It is
situated in a
mountain valley east of Lake Iseo. The town...
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series The
Twilight Zone. Each has its own
episode list: List of The
Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)
episodes List of The
Twilight Zone (1985 TV series) episodes...
