[1885–90; sub- + zone]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, roller coaster, sensitization, toner, upsweepsub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot)
Examples of 'subzone' in a sentence
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In each taiga subzone there were 8 permanent test sites analyzed.
V. G. Storozhenko 2017, 'Natural regeneration in native uneven-aged spruce forests of the European Russiantaiga', Sibirskij Lesnoj Žurnalhttp://xn--80abmehbaibgnewcmzjeef0c.xn--p1ai/upload/iblock/36e/36efaf8748069c85e018db47a22e0b4b.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We find that the best solutions and the related results are associated to each subzone.
Ferdinando Di Martino, Salvatore Sessa 2011, 'Spatial Analysis and Fuzzy Relation Equations', Advances in Fuzzy Systemshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/429498. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It demonstrates the need to refine the applicable taxonomic zoning system using the taxonomic scheme “zone – subzone – road district”.
Efimenko Vladimir, Efimenko Sergey, Sukhorukov Alexey 2018, 'Features of road-climatic zoning of territories', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201814301012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The study of microfossil assemblages composed of benthic foraminifers and calcareous algae allowed identification of four biozones and one subzone.
ANNA MANCINELLI, MAURIZIO CHIOCCHINI, ROBERTO A. CHIOCCHINI, ANTONIO ROMANO 2005, 'BIOSTRATIGRAPHY OF UPPER TRIASSIC-LOWER JURASSIC CARBONATE PLATFORM SEDIMENTS OF THECENTRAL-SOUTHERN APENNINES (ITALY)', Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafiahttps://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/6314. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)