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yang(dictionary)
yin-yang(encyclopedia)
Yang Hui(encyclopedia)
Yang(tourism)
yang(dictionary)
yang ch'in(dictionary)
yin-yang(medicine)
Yang-Mills(dictionary)
Yang Shao(dictionary)

zonal (iou) and yin-yang (sh)


zonal (iou)



zonal adjective & noun. M19.
[from ZONE noun + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
a. Marked with zones or circular bands of colour. M19.
b. Characterized by or arranged in zones, circles, or rings; forming a zone or ring. L19.
Of, pertaining to, involving, or constituting a zone or zones; Regional. M19.
Of a soil, fossil, etc.: characteristic of a particular climatic, geographic, latitudinal, stratigraphic, etc., zone. E20.
Meteorology. Aligned with lines of latitude. M20.
Special collocations: zonal defence Sport = zone defence s.v. ZONE noun. zonal fossil, zonal guide fossil = zone fossil s.v. ZONE noun. zonal index Meteorology a conventional measurement indicating the strength of the west-to-east airflow over middle latitudes. zonal pelargonium any of various hybrids of Pelargonium zonale, often with dark horseshoe-shaped markings on the leaves.
b. noun. A zonal pelargonium. M19.
zo'nality noun zonal character or distribution E20.
zonally adverb in or according to zones L19.

yin-yang (sh)




In East Asian thought, the two complementary forces or principles that make up all aspects and phenomena of life.

Yin is earth, female, dark, passive, and absorbing; it is present in even numbers and in valleys and streams and is represented by the tiger, the colour orange, and a broken line. Yang is heaven, male, light, active, and penetrating; it is present in odd numbers and mountains and is represented by the dragon, the colour azure, and an unbroken line. Together they express the interdependence of opposites.