zincographverb
Factsheet
What does the verb zincograph mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb zincograph. 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 verb zincograph?
| 1840 | 0.003 |
| 1850 | 0.0034 |
| 1860 | 0.0035 |
| 1870 | 0.0033 |
| 1880 | 0.0033 |
| 1890 | 0.0033 |
| 1900 | 0.003 |
| 1910 | 0.0025 |
| 1920 | 0.0019 |
| 1930 | 0.0014 |
| 1940 | 0.0014 |
| 1950 | 0.0015 |
| 1960 | 0.0013 |
| 1970 | 0.0012 |
| 1980 | 0.0011 |
| 1990 | 0.0012 |
| 2000 | 0.0012 |
| 2010 | 0.0011 |
Where does the verb zincograph come from?
Earliest known use
1860s
The earliest known use of the verb zincograph is in the 1860s.
OED's only evidence for zincograph is from 1865, in the Athenaeum.
Nearby entries
- zinciferous, adj.1820–
- zincification, n.1891–
- zincify, v.1801–
- zinc-iron, n. & adj.1849–
- zincite, n.1854–
- zinckenite, n.1835–
- zinco, n.1887–
- zinco-, comb. form
- zincode, n.1839–
- zincograph, n.1888–
- zincograph, v.1865–
- zincographer, n.1839–
- zincographic, adj.1850–
- zincography, n.1834–
- zincoid, n.1842–
- zinc orange, n.1918–
- zincous, adj.1842–
- zinc-plate, n.1823–
- zinc-powder, n.1881–
- zinc roof, n.1883–
- zinc spar, n.1796–
Meaning & use
- 1865–(trans.) to engrave or print by zincography.Stressed as ˈzincograph.
- 1865
An ancient map zincographed.
Athenæum 18 February 239/2
society leisure the arts visual arts printmaking engraving intaglio printing [transitive verbs] engrave in intaglio engrave on or print from zinc- zincograph1865–(trans.) to engrave or print by zincography.
Frequency
zincograph typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zincograph 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 zincograph, v., 1840–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1840 | 0.003 |
| 1850 | 0.0034 |
| 1860 | 0.0035 |
| 1870 | 0.0033 |
| 1880 | 0.0033 |
| 1890 | 0.0033 |
| 1900 | 0.003 |
| 1910 | 0.0025 |
| 1920 | 0.0019 |
| 1930 | 0.0014 |
| 1940 | 0.0014 |
| 1950 | 0.0015 |
| 1960 | 0.0013 |
| 1970 | 0.0012 |
| 1980 | 0.0011 |
| 1990 | 0.0012 |
| 2000 | 0.0012 |
| 2010 | 0.0011 |