zonatedadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective zonated mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zonated. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the adjective zonated?
| 1800 | 0.0004 |
| 1810 | 0.0003 |
| 1820 | 0.0005 |
| 1830 | 0.0005 |
| 1840 | 0.0002 |
| 1850 | 0.0002 |
| 1860 | 0.0002 |
| 1870 | 0.0002 |
| 1880 | 0.0003 |
| 1890 | 0.0004 |
| 1900 | 0.0006 |
| 1910 | 0.0008 |
| 1920 | 0.0012 |
| 1930 | 0.0014 |
| 1940 | 0.0016 |
| 1950 | 0.0018 |
| 1960 | 0.0017 |
| 1970 | 0.0016 |
| 1980 | 0.0015 |
| 1990 | 0.0013 |
| 2000 | 0.0013 |
| 2010 | 0.0012 |
Where does the adjective zonated come from?
Earliest known use
1800s
The earliest known use of the adjective zonated is in the 1800s.
OED's earliest evidence for zonated is from 1803, in the writing of George Shaw, natural historian.
Nearby entries
- zonal, adj.1867–
- zonality, n.1909–
- zonally, adv.1873–
- zonal marking, n.1958–
- zona pellucida, n.1841–
- zona radiata, n.1881–
- zona reticularis, n.1874–
- zonarious, adj.1656–
- zonary, adj.1881–
- zonate, adj.1866–
- zonated, adj.1803–
- zonation, n.1898–
- zone, n.a1500–
- zone, v.1792–
- zone centre | zone center, n.1934–
- zoned, adj.1662–
- zone defence | zone defense, n.1927–
- zone electrophoresis, n.1952–
- zone fossil, n.1904–
- zoneless, adj.1748–
- zonelet, n.1855–
Meaning & use
- 1803–See zonate adj.Stressed as ˈzonated.
- 1803
Zonated Sparus.
G. Shaw, General Zoology vol. IV. 452 - 1852
The coral snake (zonated scarlet and black).
Zoologist vol. 10 3315
- ring-straked1568–Having bands of colour round the body. Also more generally: having bands of colour.
- ring-streaked1647–= ring-straked, adj. Also in extended uses, and (U.S., chiefly derogatory) in ring-streaked-and-striped.
- ringled1776–Marked by circular bands or rings of colour.
- zoned1792–Marked with zones, circles, or bands of colour.
- ringly1800–= ringled, adj. 3. Now Scottish.
- zonated1803–
- ringy1843–Resembling a ring; marked with rings; having rings.
- zonate1866–Marked with zones, rings, or bands of colour; zoned.
- hooped1898–
Frequency
zonated typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zonated is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zonated, adj., 1800–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1800 | 0.0004 |
| 1810 | 0.0003 |
| 1820 | 0.0005 |
| 1830 | 0.0005 |
| 1840 | 0.0002 |
| 1850 | 0.0002 |
| 1860 | 0.0002 |
| 1870 | 0.0002 |
| 1880 | 0.0003 |
| 1890 | 0.0004 |
| 1900 | 0.0006 |
| 1910 | 0.0008 |
| 1920 | 0.0012 |
| 1930 | 0.0014 |
| 1940 | 0.0016 |
| 1950 | 0.0018 |
| 1960 | 0.0017 |
| 1970 | 0.0016 |
| 1980 | 0.0015 |
| 1990 | 0.0013 |
| 2000 | 0.0013 |
| 2010 | 0.0012 |