Zone system
a system for envisioning the values to appear in a black-and-white print and for determining exposure and development, based on a scale of shades ranging from 0 (black) to IX (white).
Historical Examples
When the introduction of the zone system was first advocated in Hungary it was opposed by just such men and just such arguments.
The Railroad Question William Larrabee
Hungary has also applied the zone system to its freight traffic.
The Railroad Question William Larrabee
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standard time as applied at sea, reckoned according to the system of time zones.
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- Zoned
any continuous tract or area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining tracts or areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established. Geography. any of five great divisions of the earth’s surface, bounded by lines parallel to the equator and named according to the prevailing temperature. […]
- Zoneless
any continuous tract or area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining tracts or areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established. Geography. any of five great divisions of the earth’s surface, bounded by lines parallel to the equator and named according to the prevailing temperature. […]
- Zonetime
noun the standard time of the time zone in which a ship is located at sea, each zone extending 71/2° to each side of a meridian