zonal
English edit
Etymology edit
First attested 1865–70, from zone + -al.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
zonal (comparative more zonal, superlative most zonal)
- Divided into zones.
- 2023 July 26, 'Industry Insider', “Ticket offices RIP?”, in RAIL, number 988, page 68:
- Decisions made at the DfT inevitably reflect a London-centric experience, with a comparison being made with the closure of ticket offices throughout the London Underground network. This is not judged to have been detrimental, but there is a simple zonal fares system that is hardly comparable with the range of ticket types used on the national rail network.
- Related to, associated with, or similar to zones.
- (of air or ocean currents) roughly longitudinal (east to west, or west to east)
- Antonym: meridional
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Translations edit
References edit
- “zonal”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- “zonal”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- "zonal" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
- Glossary of Terms: Z, PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny, 2006.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
zonal (feminine zonale, masculine plural zonaux, feminine plural zonales)
Further reading edit
- “zonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
zonal (strong nominative masculine singular zonaler, not comparable)
Declension edit
Positive forms of zonal (uncomparable)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist zonal | sie ist zonal | es ist zonal | sie sind zonal | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | zonaler | zonale | zonales | zonale |
genitive | zonalen | zonaler | zonalen | zonaler | |
dative | zonalem | zonaler | zonalem | zonalen | |
accusative | zonalen | zonale | zonales | zonale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der zonale | die zonale | das zonale | die zonalen |
genitive | des zonalen | der zonalen | des zonalen | der zonalen | |
dative | dem zonalen | der zonalen | dem zonalen | den zonalen | |
accusative | den zonalen | die zonale | das zonale | die zonalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein zonaler | eine zonale | ein zonales | (keine) zonalen |
genitive | eines zonalen | einer zonalen | eines zonalen | (keiner) zonalen | |
dative | einem zonalen | einer zonalen | einem zonalen | (keinen) zonalen | |
accusative | einen zonalen | eine zonale | ein zonales | (keine) zonalen |
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From zona (“zone”) + -al (“of or relating to”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
zonal m or f (plural zonais)
- zonal (pertaining or relating to zones)
- (historical) having transversal colorful strips
Related terms edit
References edit
- ^ “zonal” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “zonal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French zonal. By surface analysis, zonă + -al.
Adjective edit
zonal m or n (feminine singular zonală, masculine plural zonali, feminine and neuter plural zonale)
Declension edit
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θoˈnal/ [θoˈnal]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /soˈnal/ [soˈnal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: zo‧nal
Adjective edit
zonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural zonales)
Further reading edit
- “zonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014