zone
zone
subs.
Girdle: P. and V. ζώνη, ἡ (Plat.), V. ζωστήρ, ὁ, Ar. and V. ζῶμα, τό, P. διάζωμα, τό, Ar. ζώνιον, τό.
Region: P. and V. τόπος, ὁ, or pl., χώρα, ἡ ; see region.
subs.
Girdle: P. and V. ζώνη, ἡ (Plat.), V. ζωστήρ, ὁ, Ar. and V. ζῶμα, τό, P. διάζωμα, τό, Ar. ζώνιον, τό.
Region: P. and V. τόπος, ὁ, or pl., χώρα, ἡ ; see region.
ZONE
A girdle cingulus.
A division of the earth cingulus terrae (Cic. Somn. Scip. 6 or De Rep. 6 20 21. ☞ In poets and post-Augustan prose usually zona): caelum: caeli regio ora or plaga (quarter of the heavens): positio caeli (Tac. Agr. 11 3): regio (district). The torrid zone zona torrida (Plin.); ardores (Sall. Jug. 18 9). The frigid zones glaciales caeli regiones (after Col. 3 1 3): the temperate zones temperatae caeli regiones (Vitr.). For a poetical description of the five zones Vid: Verg. Georg. 1 233-238.
A girdle cingulus.
A division of the earth cingulus terrae (Cic. Somn. Scip. 6 or De Rep. 6 20 21. ☞ In poets and post-Augustan prose usually zona): caelum: caeli regio ora or plaga (quarter of the heavens): positio caeli (Tac. Agr. 11 3): regio (district). The torrid zone zona torrida (Plin.); ardores (Sall. Jug. 18 9). The frigid zones glaciales caeli regiones (after Col. 3 1 3): the temperate zones temperatae caeli regiones (Vitr.). For a poetical description of the five zones Vid: Verg. Georg. 1 233-238.
zone:
I. A girdle: cingŭlum, zōna: v.GIRDLE .
II. A division of the earth:
1. cingŭlus: the earth surrounded by certain z.s. terra circumdata quibusdam cingulis, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21.
2. zōna: five z.s compass the earth, quinque tenent caelum zonae, Virg. G. 1, 233: the fifth z. is hotter than the others, quinta zona est ardentior illis, Ov. M. 1, 46: the torrid z., z. torrida, Plin. Phr.: the frigid (icy) z., glacialis polus: Ov. M. 2, 173: glacialis regio: Col.
I. A girdle: cingŭlum, zōna: v.
II. A division of the earth:
1. cingŭlus: the earth surrounded by certain z.s. terra circumdata quibusdam cingulis, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21.
2. zōna: five z.s compass the earth, quinque tenent caelum zonae, Virg. G. 1, 233: the fifth z. is hotter than the others, quinta zona est ardentior illis, Ov. M. 1, 46: the torrid z., z. torrida, Plin. Phr.: the frigid (icy) z., glacialis polus: Ov. M. 2, 173: glacialis regio: Col.