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microzoning

microzoning noun: very small-scale zoning, especially in order to map small seismic zones.

Noun

microzoning (uncountable)

  1. Very small-scale zoning, especially in order to map small seismic zones
    • This methodology has been successfully applied to many urban areas worldwide for the purpose of seismic microzoning, to strategic buildings, lifelines and cultural heritage sites; we will discuss its application to the cities of Rome and Florence..2015, Fabio Romanelli, Franco Vaccari, “Earthquake scenarios and seismic input for cultural heritage: applications to the cities of Rome and Florence”, in arXiv

Origin of microzoning

From micro- + zoning.

Questions about microzoning

What does microzoning mean?
Microzoning means very small-scale zoning, especially in order to map small seismic zones.
What part of speech is microzoning?
Microzoning is a noun.

Words near microzoning in the dictionary

  1. microzonal
  2. microzonation
  3. microzonations
  4. microzone
  5. microzones
  6. microzoning
  7. microzoogonidia
  8. microzoogonidium
  9. microzooid
  10. microzooids
  11. microzoological

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