zonal

zonal
    adj 1: relating to or of the nature of a zone; "the zonal
           frontier" [syn: {zonal}, {zonary}]
    2: associated with or divided into zones; "a zonal pattern of
       cell structure"; "zonal division" [ant: {azonal}]
    

Zonal \Zon"al\, a. [L. zonalis.]
   Of or pertaining to a zone; having the form of a zone or
   zones.
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   {Zonal equation} (Crystallog.), the mathematical relation
      which belongs to all the planes of a zone, and expresses
      their common position with reference to the axes.

   {Zonal structure} (Crystallog.), a structure characterized by
      the arrangements of color, inclusions, etc., of a crystal
      in parallel or concentric layers, which usually follow the
      outline of the crystal, and mark the changes that have
      taken place during its growth.

   {Zonal symmetry}. (Biol.) See the Note under {Symmetry}.
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