Movement of wind or ocean waters in a direction that is roughly parallel to the lines of latitude.

Pertaining to a zone, an interval or unit of rock differentiated from surrounding rocks on the basis of its fossil content or other features, such as faults or fractures. For example, a fracture zone [..]

1839, from Late Latin zonalis, from Latin zona (see zone (n.)).

In meteorology, latitudinal, that is, easterly or westerly; opposed to meridional.

adjective Definition: of, relating to, or having the form of a zone Example Sentence: That wall has a zonal boundary.

When wind or ocean waters move in a direction roughly parallel to the lines of latitude.

Refers to motion or distance along lines of latitude. See also meridional

(adj) relating to or of the nature of a zone(adj) associated with or divided into zones

The adjective zonal refers to the east-west direction. For instance, the zonal mean, for any latitude, is the average over all longitudes.

A predominantly west-to-east airflow is termed zonal (and an east-to-west airflow is negative zonal).The strength of the flow in any sector may be expressed in terms of a zonal index given by the diff [..]

Zonal flow is when the upper pattern is relatively unperturbed, with weak troughs and ridges.

Soils with a profile showing a dominant influence of climate and vegetation in its development, as contrasted with an azonal soil.