zoophysiologynoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zoophysiology mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoophysiology. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zoophysiology?
| 1800 | 0.0004 |
| 1810 | 0.0003 |
| 1820 | 0.0002 |
| 1830 | 0.0002 |
| 1840 | 0.00004 |
| 1850 | 0.00006 |
| 1860 | 0.00006 |
| 1870 | 0.00006 |
| 1880 | 0.00006 |
| 1890 | 0.00007 |
| 1900 | 0.00007 |
| 1910 | 0.00006 |
| 1920 | 0.0001 |
| 1930 | 0.0003 |
| 1940 | 0.0005 |
| 1950 | 0.0008 |
| 1960 | 0.0008 |
| 1970 | 0.0009 |
| 1980 | 0.0009 |
| 1990 | 0.0009 |
| 2000 | 0.0008 |
| 2010 | 0.0008 |
How is the noun zoophysiology pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zoophysiology come from?
Earliest known use
1800s
The earliest known use of the noun zoophysiology is in the 1800s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoophysiology is from 1803, in Agric. Magazine.
Nearby entries
- zoophilia, n.1894–
- zoophilic, adj.1884–
- zoophilism, n.1867–
- zoophilist, n.1829–
- zoophilite, n.1879–
- zoophilous, adj.1881–
- zoophily, n.1830–
- zoophobia, n.1888–
- zoophysical, adj.1820–
- zoophysics, n.1887–
- zoophysiology, n.1803–
- zoophytal, adj.1756–
- zoophyte, n.1606–
- zoophytic, adj.1808–
- zoophytical, adj.1779–
- zoophytish, adj.1854–80
- zoophytist, n.1814–62
- zoophytography, n.1735–1905
- zoophytoid, adj.1854–83
- zoophytological, adj.1823–
- zoophytologist, n.1835–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1803–Animal physiology.
- 1803
The second [sc. volume, of a German work by F. Pilger] contains the zootomy and zoophysiology.
Agric. Magazine March 215 - 1865
[Zoology] divides itself into many..branches, amongst which we indicate..Zoophysiology, or the science of the functions of the organs.
Natural History Review July 352 - 1967
Graduate students are currently enrolled in research programs towards the Ph.D. in zoophysiology.
Arctic vol. 20 139/2 - 2010
West is a Professor Emeritus of Zoophysiology at the University of Alaska.
Wilson Journal Ornithology vol. 122 819/1
- tetrapodology1764–1860A treatise on quadrupeds; the branch of zoology concerned with quadrupeds.
- zoophysiology1803–Animal physiology.
- animal science1819–(Originally) the branch of natural science or biology dealing with the animal kingdom (= zoology, n. 1) (now rare); spec. (in later use) zoological…
- zoochemistry1835–The biochemistry of animals.
- animal psychology1838–The study of animal behaviour; ethology.
- marine zoology1840–The study of animals living in the sea.
- palaeozoology1843–The branch of zoology that deals with extinct and fossil animals.
- zoogeography1851–The geographical distribution of animals; the branch of science dealing with this. Cf. biogeography, n., phytogeography, n.
- cainozoology1861–(See quot.)
- zoography1869–The geographical distribution of animals; the branch of science dealing with this; = zoogeography, n.
- ethology1874–Zoology. Originally: the scientific study of the natural history or ecology of animals (now historical and rare). In later use: the scientific…
- zoophysics1887–The scientific study of the physical structure of animals; comparative anatomy.
- animal behaviour1888–The behaviour of animals; (in later use) esp. the study of this as a branch of zoology (cf. ethology, n. 4).
- neontology1889–The branch of biology, esp. of zoology, concerned with extant or recently living organisms, as opposed to fossil or extinct forms. Often contrasted…
- zoopraxography1891–a. The branch of knowledge that deals with animal motion. b. A series of photographs of a moving subject, esp. an animal, used to portray…
- ethnozoology1899–The traditional knowledge and customs of a people concerning animals; the scientific study or description of this.
- An expert in or student of one or more of the behavioural sciences.
- zoosemiotics1963–(In plural with singular agreement) the study of communication through semiosis or the use of signs, within and across animal species.
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
zoophysiology typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zoophysiology 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 zoophysiology, n., 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 | 0.0002 |
| 1830 | 0.0002 |
| 1840 | 0.00004 |
| 1850 | 0.00006 |
| 1860 | 0.00006 |
| 1870 | 0.00006 |
| 1880 | 0.00006 |
| 1890 | 0.00007 |
| 1900 | 0.00007 |
| 1910 | 0.00006 |
| 1920 | 0.0001 |
| 1930 | 0.0003 |
| 1940 | 0.0005 |
| 1950 | 0.0008 |
| 1960 | 0.0008 |
| 1970 | 0.0009 |
| 1980 | 0.0009 |
| 1990 | 0.0009 |
| 2000 | 0.0008 |
| 2010 | 0.0008 |