zone

Definitions of zone in various dictionaries:

noun - a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

noun - any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

noun - an area or region distinguished from adj acent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic

noun - (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

verb - regulate housing in

verb - separate or apportion into sections

An area or a region distinguished from adj acent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic.

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.

A similar division on any other planet.

A portion of a sphere bounded by the intersections of two parallel planes with the sphere.

An area characterized by distinct physical conditions and populated by communities of certain kinds of organisms.

A ringlike or cylindrical growth or structure.

A region or stratum distinguished by composition or content.

An area of a given radius within which a uniform rate is charged, as for transportation or shipping.

Computer Science.

A region on a punch card or on magnetic tape in which nondigital information is recorded.

A section of storage to be used for a particular purpose.

A belt or girdle.

To divide into zones.

To designate or mark off into zones.

To surround or encircle with or as if with a belt or girdle.

verb - to arrange in zones (areas distinguished from other adj acent areas)