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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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Zone

Etymology: Latin zona ; Greek.

Definitions

1

ZONE , noun [Latin zona ; Greek.] A girdle.

2

An embroider'd zone surrounds her waist.

2

In geography , a division of the earth, with respect to the temperature of different latitudes. The zones are five; the torrid zone, extending from tropic to tropic 46-°, 56', or 23-° 28' on each side of the equator; two temperate or variable zones, situated between the tropics and polar circles; and two frigid zones, situated between the polar circles and the poles.

3

Circuit; circumference.

5

Ciliary zone , in anatomy , the black impression of the ciliary processes on the vitreous humor of the eye.

Source: American Dictionary of the English Language (1828 Edition), MDX derived from public Internet Archive item. Private-use review; confirm rights before public redistribution