zoolitenoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zoolite mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoolite. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zoolite?
| 1780 | 0.002 |
| 1790 | 0.002 |
| 1800 | 0.0028 |
| 1810 | 0.0028 |
| 1820 | 0.0028 |
| 1830 | 0.0029 |
| 1840 | 0.0029 |
| 1850 | 0.003 |
| 1860 | 0.0027 |
| 1870 | 0.0018 |
| 1880 | 0.0015 |
| 1890 | 0.0009 |
| 1900 | 0.0006 |
| 1910 | 0.0003 |
| 1920 | 0.0004 |
| 1930 | 0.0003 |
| 1940 | 0.0003 |
| 1950 | 0.0003 |
| 1960 | 0.0003 |
| 1970 | 0.0003 |
| 1980 | 0.0002 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |
How is the noun zoolite pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zoolite come from?
Earliest known use
mid 1700s
The earliest known use of the noun zoolite is in the mid 1700s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoolite is from 1768, in the writing of Reinhold Forster.
zoolite is formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item.
Etymons: zoo- comb. form, ‑lite comb. form1.
Nearby entries
- zooid, adj.1849
- zooidal, adj.1858–
- zooidogamous, adj.1891–
- zookeeper, n.1886–
- zookeeping, n.1929–
- Zookers, int.1620–
- Zooks, int.1600–
- zoolater, n.1876–
- zoolatrous, adj.1876–
- zoolatry, n.1784–
- zoolite, n.1768–
- zoologer, n.1663–
- zoologic, adj.1766–
- zoological, adj. & n.1686–
- zoological garden, n.1827–
- zoologically, adv.1799–
- zoologico-, comb. form
- zoologico-archaeologist, n.1864
- zoologist, n.1663–
- zoologize, v.1830–
- zoologizing, n.1815–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1768–A fossil animal.
- 1768
The Zoolites.
J. R. Forster, Introduction to Mineralogy 24 (heading) - 1822
Where M. Esper, the narrator, expected to be left to augment the number of zoolites contained in these terrific mansions [sc. caves].
J. Parkinson, Outline Oryctology 327 - 1868
Among these curiosities are some exceedingly fine marine zoolites.
Morning Post 11 August 6/1 - 1903
Zoolites are to be found here. The writer recently picked up on Barricane beach a small but perfect petrified anemone.
Pict. & Descr. Guide to Ilfracombe (ed. 4) 25 - 1972
Zoolite, an animal fossil.
Glossary Geology (American Geol. Inst.) 805/2 - 2016
Zoolites including brackish bivalves could also be observed.
J. Dai et al., Giant Coal-derived Gas Fields & their Gas Sources China iii. 155
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
Forms
Variant forms
Frequency
zoolite typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zoolite 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 zoolite, n., 1780–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1780 | 0.002 |
| 1790 | 0.002 |
| 1800 | 0.0028 |
| 1810 | 0.0028 |
| 1820 | 0.0028 |
| 1830 | 0.0029 |
| 1840 | 0.0029 |
| 1850 | 0.003 |
| 1860 | 0.0027 |
| 1870 | 0.0018 |
| 1880 | 0.0015 |
| 1890 | 0.0009 |
| 1900 | 0.0006 |
| 1910 | 0.0003 |
| 1920 | 0.0004 |
| 1930 | 0.0003 |
| 1940 | 0.0003 |
| 1950 | 0.0003 |
| 1960 | 0.0003 |
| 1970 | 0.0003 |
| 1980 | 0.0002 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |