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zonal

American

[zohn-l] / ˈzoʊn l /

Also zonary

adjective

of or relating to a zone or zones.
of the nature of a zone.

zonal British

/ ˈzəʊnəl, ˈzəʊnərɪ /

adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of a zone

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Other Word Forms

interzonal adjective
nonzonal adjective
nonzonally adverb
zonally adverb

Etymology

Origin of zonal

First recorded in 1865–70; zone + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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The difference between their approach and the one that failed Atalanta is an ability to switch seamlessly between a man-marking set-up and a zonal approach.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“But right now ... the forecast is more zonal flow, which could mean more status quo.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025

Less so with regional – or, in the jargon, "zonal" - pricing.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

He says zonal pricing is meant to encourage investment in particular parts of the country - but fails to recognise that wind farms need to be built in places where it's windy.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

This may be due to uncorrected spherical aberration, particularly to a fault known as "zonal aberration," where different zones of the lens have different foci, but each zone has a definite focus.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

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