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zone

zone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [zohn]
    • /zoʊn/
    • /zəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [zohn]
    • /zoʊn/

Definitions of zone word

  • noun zone any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established: The decisions were formulated in a zone of uncertainty. The temperature lies outside the danger zone. 1
  • noun zone Geography. any of five great divisions of the earth's surface, bounded by lines parallel to the equator and named according to the prevailing temperature. Compare North Frigid Zone, North Temperate Zone, South Frigid Zone, South Temperate Zone, Torrid Zone. 1
  • noun zone Biogeography. an area characterized by a particular set of organisms, whose presence is determined by environmental conditions, as an altitudinal belt on a mountain. 1
  • noun zone Geology. a horizon. 1
  • noun zone Geometry. a part of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes. 1
  • noun zone a specific district, area, etc., within which a uniform charge is made for transportation, mail delivery, or other service. 1

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Origin of zone

First appearance:

before 1490
One of the 26% oldest English words
1490-1500; < Latin zōna < Greek zṓnē belt

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Zone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

zone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for zone

noun zone

  • area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
  • region — an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth.
  • district — a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
  • sector — Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
  • neighbourhood — Standard spelling of neighborhood.

Antonyms for zone

noun zone

  • whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.

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