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zonal

zonal

1 6.3
About a certain area or parts of a larger place
  • adjective
  • /ˈzoʊnəl/
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  • However, the two zonal proposals were incompatible because they delineated very different zones.
  • zonal permit
  • zonal map
  • zonal restrictions

The other Van Dyke and Kanate were zonal and then McAllister was marking the biggest man on the pitch, biggest man in the Premier League, Right.

Examples

  • Day-ahead zonal prices on the California PX topped $600 per MWh.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Experience has shown that zonal permits, regulatory tiering, or trading ratios can be effective mechanisms for improving environmental justice.

    Academic text (2000)

  • When you take a diagram like this and average it east to West, it's called a zonal average.

  • Operations in map algebra belong to one of four classes: local, focal, zonal, and global.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Both data sets were merged into a GIS, and zonal analysis was applied for this purpose.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Local, focal, and zonal operations follow the map, stencil, and reduction patterns, respectively.

    Academic text (2018)

  • RECLAIM is an example of an emissions trading system that adopted zonal permit restrictions to help prevent hot spots.

    Academic text (2000)

  • As that water vapor rises, it expands horizontally, pushing outward and adding energy to the zonal jets, which in turn fuel Jupiter's characteristic oval storms.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The zonal organization of the city made it easy to find different neighborhoods.

  • A zonal distribution of temperatures helps meteorologists predict weather patterns more accurately.

Synonyms

zonary
vszonal
9.9

Having bands that divide an area

relates broadly to specific areas or to being arranged by separate areas

Antonyms

azonal
  • Specialized
9.6

Not limited to one climate or region

Compounds

zonal pelargonium
9.9

A garden plant with round leaves that have a dark band and bright pink, red, or white flowers

Surface Forms

zonal positive

Morphology

zonal = zone (transparent) = zone + al

The adjective is a regular derivation from 'zone' with the suffix '-al', so the meaning is straightforwardly 'relating to a zone'.

Etymology

The word zonal comes from zone, itself from the old Greek word zonē meaning 'belt' or 'band'. So something zonal belongs to a 'belt' or area and is used for things divided into zones.