zonal
Divided by area
Zonal means relating to or arranged in zones.
The word appears most often in technical contexts—geography, biology, urban planning—where areas are divided into distinct regions: zonal boundaries, zonal patterns of vegetation.
A zonal approach treats each zone separately: zonal heating systems warm different areas independently.
Indefinite bounded area
- beltStrap securing trousers
- districtBounded administrative area
- sectorDistinct division of whole
- areaExtent of surface
division · territory · latitude · boundary · demarcation · corridor · quadrant · section
Sharing one center
- radialEmanating from center
- axialAlong a rotation line
- latitudinalRelating to horizontal geography
- sectoralOf a distinct division
contour · gradient · ring · band · stripe · layer · tiered · circumferential
Measured heat intensity
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- biomeMajor ecological community
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
polar · arid · humid · equatorial · subtropical · continental · maritime · tundra
Legal authority's scope
- municipalityLocal governing district
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- districtBounded administrative area
- wardProtected person; division
borough · parish · township · planning · ordinance · rezoning · variance · code
Organism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- vegetationPlant life collectively
biome · elevation · altitude · transition · ecotone · endemic · biodiversity · conservation
Line marking a limit
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
partition · governance · dominion · federal · cantonal · protectorate · mandate · jurisdiction
region
Indefinite bounded area
area · division · territory · latitude · boundary · demarcation · corridor · quadrant · section · precinct
concentric
Sharing one center
- radialEmanating from center
- axialAlong a rotation line
- latitudinalRelating to horizontal geography
sectoral · contour · gradient · ring · band · stripe · layer · tiered · circumferential · peripheral
temperature
Measured heat intensity
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- biomeMajor ecological community
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
temperate · polar · arid · humid · equatorial · subtropical · continental · maritime · tundra · microclimate
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- municipalityLocal governing district
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- districtBounded administrative area
ward · borough · parish · township · planning · ordinance · rezoning · variance · code · permit
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- floraPlants of a region
- faunaAnimal life collectively
vegetation · biome · elevation · altitude · transition · ecotone · endemic · biodiversity · conservation · riparian
boundary
Line marking a limit
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
annexation · partition · governance · dominion · federal · cantonal · protectorate · mandate · jurisdiction · border
zonaluniform
Identical throughout
homogeneous · undifferentiated · continuous · diffuse · scattered
zonalglobal
Relating to entire world
universal · worldwide · general · comprehensive · total
zonalgradational
Proceeding by degrees
transitional · unbounded · borderless · seamless · blended
- time zoneStandard clock region
- zone outBecome mentally absent
- war zoneArea of active conflict
- comfort zonePsychological ease boundary
- school zoneTraffic area near campus
- danger zoneHigh-risk location