# zonal
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* enPR: zōn'əl, IPA: /ˈzəʊnəl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -əʊnəl

### Adjective

zonal (comparative more zonal, superlative most zonal)
* Divided into zones.
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* Related to, associated with, or similar to zones.
* (of air or ocean currents) roughly longitudinal (east to west, or west to east)
    Antonym: meridional

#### Derived terms

* zonal geranium
* zonal kinetic energy
* zonal wind

#### Related terms

* zonally
* zonary

#### Translations
### 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, Lanzo

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zɔ.nal/
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: zonale, zonales

### Adjective

zonal (feminine zonale, masculine plural zonaux, feminine plural zonales)
* zonal
    Synonym: zonier

### Further reading

* “zonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [t͡soˈnaːl]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aːl

### Adjective

zonal (strong nominative masculine singular zonaler, not comparable)
* zonal

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “zonal” in Duden online
* “zonal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From zona (“zone”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /zoˈnaw/ [zoˈnaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /zuˈnal/ [zuˈnaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /zuˈnal/ [zuˈnaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /zuˈna.li/
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
* Hyphenation: zo‧nal

### Adjective

zonal m or f (plural zonais)
* zonal (pertaining or relating to zones)
* (historical) having transversal colorful strips

#### Related terms

* zona
* zonalmente

### References

* ↑ “zonal”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “zonal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French zonal. By surface analysis, zonă +‎ -al.

### Adjective

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

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /θoˈnal/ [θoˈnal]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /soˈnal/ [soˈnal]
* Rhymes: -al
* Syllabification: zo‧nal

### Adjective

zonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural zonales)
* zonal

### Further reading

* “zonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10