zonated
|zo-ne-ted|
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/ˈzoʊ.neɪt/
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/ˈzəʊ.neɪt/
(zonate)
belted; in zones
Etymology
'zonate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'zona', where 'zona' meant 'belt' or 'girdle'.
'zonate' developed from Latin 'zonatus' (meaning 'belted') and entered English usage via New Latin/scientific formation as 'zonate' (and related forms) to describe things arranged in zones or belts.
Initially, it meant 'belted' or 'girdled' (literally having a band), but over time it evolved into the more general sense 'divided into zones' or 'having zones/bands' used in scientific and descriptive contexts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past tense or past participle form of 'zonate' (to divide into zones or to mark with zones).
Planners zonated the coastal area to separate conservation zones from recreation zones.
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Adjective 1
divided or marked into zones or bands; having distinct zones (often used in ecology, geology, or descriptive morphology).
The tidal marsh was zonated into distinct vegetation bands from the mudflat to the upland.
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