ZONALLY

Etymology

Adverb

zonally (comparative more zonally, superlative most zonally)

in zones.

in a manner related to, associated with, or similar to zones.

Source: Wiktionary


ZONAL

Zon"al, a. Etym: [L. zonalis.]

Definition: 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.

– 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.

– Zonal symmetry. (Biol.) See the Note under Symmetry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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