different between azonal vs zonal

English

Etymology

a- +? zonal

Adjective

azonal (not comparable)

1. Of a soil, remaining immature and mainly composed of the parent material, as for example where sloping land causes fine-grained material to slide away.

German

Etymology

a- +? zonal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?at?so?na?l]
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

azonal (not comparable)

1. azonal

Declension

English

Etymology

First attested 1865–70, from zone +? -al.

Pronunciation

• enPR: z?n'?l, IPA^(key): /?z??n?l/
• Rhymes: -??n?l

Adjective

zonal (comparative more zonal, superlative most zonal)

1. Divided into zones.
2. Related to, associated with, or similar to zones.
3. (of air or ocean currents) roughly longitudinal (east to west, or west to east)

   Antonym: meridional

Derived terms

Related terms

References

• “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

• azlon

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?.nal/
• Homophones: zonale, zonales

Adjective

zonal (feminine singular zonale, masculine plural zonaux, feminine plural zonales)

1. zonal

   Synonym: zonier

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t?so?na?l]
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

zonal (not comparable)

1. zonal

Declension

Further reading

• “zonal” in Duden online

Portuguese

Adjective

zonal m or f (plural zonais, comparable)

1. zonal (pertaining or relating to zones)
2. (historical) having transversal colorful strips

Related terms

References

• Dicionário Priberam

Romanian

Etymology

From French zonal

Adjective

zonal m or n (feminine singular zonal?, masculine plural zonali, feminine and neuter plural zonale)

1. zonal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /?o?nal/, [?o?nal]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /so?nal/, [so?nal]

Adjective

zonal (plural zonales)

1. zonal