Definition of azonal in English:
azonal
adjective eɪˈzəʊn(ə)lˌāˈzōn(ə)l
(especially of soils) having no zonal organization or structure.
Example sentencesExamples
- The division into zonal, intrazonal, and azonal soils was the basis for the soil classification used in the USA until 1960.
- There are also azonal saline wetlands, wetlands, gypsum and limestone containing soil types in low altitude zones.
- We will discuss evolutionary aspects of the growth-form characters in this azonal vegetation.
- The second category of soils in the Kananaskis region, azonal soils, are zonal soils that have been changed as a result of variations in topography, such as erosion, moisture status, and depth to bedrock.
- Latitudinal zonal divisions can be seen on plains, and azonal divisions in mountainous areas.