zone
English Thesaurus
1. (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure (noun.body)
| hyponym | : | zona pellucida, |
| definition | : | thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | zonula, zonule, |
| definition | : | small beltlike zone (noun.body) |
| domain category | : | anatomy, general anatomy, |
| definition | : | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals (noun.cognition) |
2. an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | part, region, |
| definition | : | the extended spatial location of something (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | buffer, buffer zone, |
| definition | : | a neutral zone between two rival powers that is created in order to diminish the danger of conflict (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | danger zone, |
| definition | : | a dangerous area (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | demilitarized zone, dmz, |
| definition | : | a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | drop zone, dropping zone, |
| definition | : | an agreed area where military supplies are dropped to ground troops (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | kill zone, killing zone, |
| definition | : | an area where a battle has occurred with many fatalities (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | strike zone, |
| definition | : | (baseball) the area over home plate between a batter's knees and shoulders through which a pitch must pass in order to be called a strike (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | tidal zone, |
| definition | : | an area subject to tidal action (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | canal zone, panama canal zone, |
| definition | : | a zone consisting of a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama that contains the Panama Canal (noun.location) |
3. any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude (noun.location)
| hyponym | : | climatic zone, |
| definition | : | any of the geographical zones loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | time zone, |
| definition | : | any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | transit zone, |
| definition | : | a six million square mile area that includes the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern Pacific Ocean; includes the principal routes used by drug smugglers (noun.location) |
4. a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | place, spot, topographic point, |
| definition | : | a point located with respect to surface features of some region (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | island, |
| definition | : | a zone or area resembling an island (noun.artifact) |
5. separate or apportion into sections (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | divide, separate, |
| definition | : | make a division or separation (verb.motion) |
6. regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns (verb.social)
7. an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic (noun.location)
| derivation | : | partition, zone, |
| definition | : | separate or apportion into sections (verb.change) |
8. a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features (noun.location)
| derivation | : | district, zone, |
| definition | : | regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | zonal, zonary, |
| definition | : | relating to or of the nature of a zone (adj.pert) |
9. separate or apportion into sections (verb.change)
| derivation | : | divider, partition, |
| definition | : | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | zone, |
| definition | : | an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic (noun.location) |
10. regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns (verb.social)
| derivation | : | zone, |
| definition | : | a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features (noun.location) |
11. an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic (noun.location)
| derivation | : | partition, zone, |
| definition | : | separate or apportion into sections (verb.change) |
12. a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features (noun.location)
| derivation | : | district, zone, |
| definition | : | regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | zonal, zonary, |
| definition | : | relating to or of the nature of a zone (adj.pert) |
13. separate or apportion into sections (verb.change)
| derivation | : | divider, partition, |
| definition | : | a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | zone, |
| definition | : | an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic (noun.location) |
14. regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns (verb.social)
| derivation | : | zone, |
| definition | : | a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features (noun.location) |
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