zone

1. n. A girdle; a cincture. Source: opted

2. n. One of the five great divisions of the earth, with respect to latitude and temperature. Source: opted

3. n. The portion of the surface of a sphere included between two parallel planes; the portion of a surface of revolution included between two planes perpendicular to the axis. Source: opted

4. n. A band or stripe extending around a body. Source: opted

5. n. A band or area of growth encircling anything; as, a zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a continent; the Alpine zone, that part of mountains which is above the limit of tree growth. Source: opted

6. n. A series of planes having mutually parallel intersections. Source: opted

7. n. Circuit; circumference. Source: opted

8. v. t. To girdle; to encircle. Source: opted

9. n. a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features Source: wordnet

10. n. any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude Source: wordnet

11. n. an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic Source: wordnet

12. n. (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure Source: wordnet

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