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Webster 1913 Edition


Zonal

Zon′al

,
Adj.
[L.
zonalis
.]
Of or pertaining to a zone; having the form of a zone or zones.
Zonal equation
(Crystallog.)
,
the mathematical relation which belongs to all the planes of a zone, and expresses their common position with reference to the axes.
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Zonal structure
(Crystallog.)
,
a structure characterized by the arrangements of color, inclusions, etc., of a crystal in parallel or concentric layers, which usually follow the outline of the crystal, and mark the changes that have taken place during its growth.
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Zonal symmetry
.
(Biol.)
See the Note under
Symmetry
.