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zone system

American  

noun

Photography.
  1. a system for envisioning the values to appear in a black-and-white print and for determining exposure and development, based on a scale of shades ranging from 0 (black) to IX (white).


Etymology

Origin of zone system

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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Some residents said the zone system is confusing.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022

It is also home of the historic Greenwich Mean Time, which is the basis for the world’s time zone system.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2018

It's still a zone system, but there's quite a bit of evidence that the specs for Seattle's offensive linemen are changing as the team has brought in bigger players.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2010

The associations also said that since the meters were installed in June 2008, replacing a zone system for computing fares, drivers now are paid the lowest per-mile rate in the nation.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2010

Hungary has also applied the zone system to its freight traffic.

From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by Larrabee, William

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