- neutral zone
- the potential space between the lips and cheeks on one side and the tongue on the other, natural or artificial teeth in this zone being subject to equal and opposite forces from the surrounding musculature.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
neutral zone
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Neutral zone — may refer to: In sports: Neutral zone (American football), the length of the football from one tip to the other in American football Neutral zone (ice hockey), zone between the blue lines in ice hockey A non competitive segment of a few miles at… … Wikipedia
neutral zone — nejautrumo zona statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. dead band; dead zone; neutral zone vok. neutrale Zone, f; tote Zone, f; Totzone, f rus. зона нечувствительности, f; мёртвая зона , f pranc. zone d insensibilité, f; zone non sensible … Automatikos terminų žodynas
Neutral zone — Transition zone Tran*si tion zone (Biogeography) The zone lying between the Boreal and Sonoran zones of North America. It includes an eastern or humid subdivision and a western arid one of corresponding temperature comprising the northern Great… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Neutral zone (American football) — In American football, the neutral zone can be described as the length of the football from one tip to the other when it is spotted (i.e. placed on a certain spot) on the field during a scrimmage down and the area between the two free kick lines… … Wikipedia
Neutral zone trap — In this diagram, the red team is executing a neutral zone trap resulting in the blue team dumping the puck. The neutral zone trap (often referred to as simply the trap) is a defensive strategy used in ice hockey to prevent an opposing team from… … Wikipedia
neutral zone control — valdymas su nejautrumo zona statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. neutral zone control vok. Regelung mit Unempfindlichkeitsbereich, f rus. управление с зоной нечувствительности, n pranc. régulation à zone d insensibilité, f … Automatikos terminų žodynas
neutral-zone infraction — noun an infraction in which a football player, on defense, gets into or crosses the neutral zone before the snap, causing an offensive player to false start. The penalty is against the defense, not the offense … Wiktionary
neutral zone — noun a) zone between the defensive line of scrimmage and the offensive line of scrimmage. b) zone on the playing surface between the attacking zone and the defending zone as delineated by the two blue lines. Syn: center zone, center ice … Wiktionary
neutral zone — Ice Hockey. the area of a rink between the two blue lines. Cf. end zone (def. 2). [1900 05, in sense zone between the two scrimmage lines in football ] * * * … Universalium
neutral zone — noun Date: 1948 the portion of an ice hockey rink between the attacking and defensive zones … New Collegiate Dictionary
