zeuneritenoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zeunerite mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zeunerite. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zeunerite?
| 1900 | 0.0004 |
| 1910 | 0.0007 |
| 1920 | 0.0014 |
| 1930 | 0.0013 |
| 1940 | 0.0013 |
| 1950 | 0.0012 |
| 1960 | 0.0013 |
| 1970 | 0.0013 |
| 1980 | 0.0011 |
| 1990 | 0.0005 |
| 2000 | 0.0004 |
| 2010 | 0.0003 |
How is the noun zeunerite pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zeunerite come from?
Earliest known use
1870s
The earliest known use of the noun zeunerite is in the 1870s.
OED's earliest evidence for zeunerite is from 1873, in Journal of Chemical Society.
zeunerite is a borrowing from German.
Etymons: German Zeunerit.
Nearby entries
- Zeuglodon, n.1839–
- zeuglodont, n. & adj.1850–
- zeuglodontoid, adj. & n.1891
- zeugma, n.c1450–
- zeugmatic, adj.1851–
- zeugmatical, adj.1610–
- zeugmatically, adv.1616–
- zeugmatogram, n.1973–
- zeugmatographic, adj.1973–
- zeugmatography, n.1973–
- zeunerite, n.1873–
- Zeus, n.¹1587–
- Zeus, n.²1601–
- Zeus-like, adj. & adv.1850–
- Zeuxian, adj.1635–
- Zeuxis, n.1577–
- Zeuxis-like, adj.1665–
- zeuxite, n.1836–
- zeze, n.1860–
- Zhdanovism, n.1958–
- Zhdanovist, adj.1966–
Etymology
Summary
Notes
Meaning & use
- 1873–A mineral consisting of a hydrated arsenate of uranium and copper, typically occurring as bright green prisms.Formula: Cu(UO2)2(AsO4)2·xH2O. Crystal system: tetragonal. Two species are now distinguished: Weisbach's original mineral, in which x = 8, is called metazeunerite, with zeunerite denoting more hydrated forms (x = 10–16).
- 1873
Arseniferous Uranium Mica (Zeunerite) from Joachimsthal.
Journal of Chemical Society vol. 26 1010 - 1922
Here and there are small crystals of bright-green zeunerite.
Engin. & Mining Jrnl.-Press 12 August 274/2 - 1951
In order to maintain parallelism of nomenclature, the name metazeunerite is here given to the species and the name zeunerite proper is held in reserve status for natural occurrences of the 10–16 H2O hydrate that later may be demonstrated.
C. Palache et al., Dana's System of Mineralogy (ed. 7) vol. II. 989 - 1973
Torbernite,..Cannot be distinguished at sight from metatorbernite, zeunerite, or metazeunerite.
L. J. Garside, Radioactive Mineral Occurr. Nevada 111/1 - 2011
It has produced specimens of..quartz, and zeunerite.
W. A. Kappele, Rockhounding Nevada (ed. 2) 31
- trögerite1872–A hydrous arseniate of uranium, occurring in thin lemon-yellow tabular crystals.
- walpurgite1872–A hydrous arsenate of bismuth and uranium found as yellow, translucent or transparent triclinic crystals.
- zeunerite1873–A mineral consisting of a hydrated arsenate of uranium and copper, typically occurring as bright green prisms.
- hügelite1914–A yellow or brown mineral originally described as a hydrated vanadate of lead and zinc but later shown to be a hydrated arsenate of lead and uranium.
- nováčekite1951–A hydrated tetragonal oxide and arsenate of magnesium and uranium, Mg(UO2)2(AsO4)2.12H2O, which is a member of the autunite group and occurs as…
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Frequency
zeunerite typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zeunerite is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zeunerite, n., 1900–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.0004 |
| 1910 | 0.0007 |
| 1920 | 0.0014 |
| 1930 | 0.0013 |
| 1940 | 0.0013 |
| 1950 | 0.0012 |
| 1960 | 0.0013 |
| 1970 | 0.0013 |
| 1980 | 0.0011 |
| 1990 | 0.0005 |
| 2000 | 0.0004 |
| 2010 | 0.0003 |