Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - zone
Zone
zone
n. & v. --n. 1 an area having particular features, properties, purpose, or use (danger zone; erogenous zone; smokeless zone). 2 any well-defined region of more or less beltlike form. 3 a an area between two exact or approximate concentric circles. b a part of the surface of a sphere enclosed between two parallel planes, or of a cone or cylinder etc., between such planes cutting it perpendicularly to the axis. 4 (in full time zone) a range of longitudes where a common standard time is used. 5 Geol. etc. a range between specified limits of depth, height, etc., esp. a section of strata distinguished by characteristic fossils. 6 Geog. any of five divisions of the earth bounded by circles parallel to the equator (see FRIGID, TEMPERATE, TORRID). 7 an encircling band or stripe distinguishable in colour, texture, or character from the rest of the object encircled. 8 archaic a belt or girdle worn round the body. --v.tr. 1 encircle as or with a zone. 2 arrange or distribute by zones. 3 assign as or to a particular area. Derivatives zonal adj. zoning n. (in sense 3 of v.). Etymology: F zone or L zona girdle f. Gk zone
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin zona belt, ~, from Greek zōnē; akin to Lithuanian juosti to gird Date: 15th century 1. any of five great divisions of the earth's surface with respect to latitude and temperature, a portion of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes, girdle, belt, 3. an encircling anatomical structure, b. a subdivision of a biogeographic region that supports a similar fauna and flora throughout its extent, such a ~ dominated by a particular life form, a distinctive belt, layer, or series of layers of earth materials (as rock), a region or area set off as distinct from surrounding or adjoining parts, one of the sections of an area or territory created for a particular purpose: as, a ~d section of a city, b. any of the eight concentric bands of territory centered on a given postal shipment point designated as a distance bracket for United States parcel post to which mail is charged at a single rate, a distance within which the same fare is charged by a common carrier, an area on a field of play, a stretch of roadway or a space in which certain traffic regulations are in force, ~ defense, a temporary state of heightened concentration experienced by a performing athlete that enables peak performance , II. transitive verb (~d; zoning) Date: 1782 to surround with a ~ ; encircle, to arrange in or mark off into ~s, ~r noun III. adjective Date: 1795 zonal 1, of, relating to, or occurring in a ~ defense ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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