zonularadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective zonular mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zonular. 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 zonular?
| 1830 | 0.019 |
| 1840 | 0.022 |
| 1850 | 0.024 |
| 1860 | 0.029 |
| 1870 | 0.033 |
| 1880 | 0.038 |
| 1890 | 0.038 |
| 1900 | 0.042 |
| 1910 | 0.045 |
| 1920 | 0.049 |
| 1930 | 0.051 |
| 1940 | 0.053 |
| 1950 | 0.056 |
| 1960 | 0.059 |
| 1970 | 0.058 |
| 1980 | 0.057 |
| 1990 | 0.057 |
| 2000 | 0.053 |
| 2010 | 0.052 |
How is the adjective zonular pronounced?
British English
Where does the adjective zonular come from?
Earliest known use
1830s
The earliest known use of the adjective zonular is in the 1830s.
OED's earliest evidence for zonular is from around 1835–6, in Todd's Cyclopædia of Anatomy & Physiology.
zonular is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.
Etymons: Latin zōnula, ‑ar suffix1.
Nearby entries
- zonk, v.1950–
- zonk, int.1949–
- zonked, adj.1959–
- zonkey, n.1953–
- zonking, adj.1958–
- zonky, adj.1972–
- zono-, comb. form
- zonochlorite, n.1872–
- zonociliate, adj.1885–
- zonoplacental, adj.1879–
- zonular, adj.1835–
- zonule, n.1828–
- zonulet, n.1648
- zonure, n.1883–
- zoo, n.1835–
- zoo-, comb. form
- zooarchaeological, adj.1962–
- zooarchaeologist, n.1957–
- zooarchaeology, n.1967–
- zoobenthos, n.1923–
- zoocarp, n.1824–88
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1835–Pertaining to or forming a zonule or little zone; zonal, zonary; spec. belonging to or affecting the zonule of Zinn.
- 1835–6
The Pigeon..having the gastric glands..arranged in a zonular form.
Todd's Cyclopædia of Anatomy & Physiology vol. I. 320/1 - 1876
Zonular or lamellar cataract is either congenital or commences soon after birth.
T. Bryant, Practice of Surgery (ed. 2) vol. I. viii. 354
- coron1555–Perhaps: = coronal, adj.
- annular1578–Anatomy and Medicine. Of a (normal or abnormal) part of the body, lesion of the skin, etc.: having the shape of a ring; forming a ring. Also: of or…
- orbicular1615–Anatomy and Zoology. Annular; spec. designating any of various muscles surrounding, and having the function of constricting, an opening of the body…
- coronal1656Anatomy and Zoology. = coronary, adj. A.3a. Obsolete.
- coronary1686–Anatomy. ‘Applied to vessels, ligaments, and nerves which encircle parts like a crown’ (New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon), or to parts in connection with…
- zonular1835–Pertaining to or forming a zonule or little zone; zonal, zonary; spec. belonging to or affecting the zonule of Zinn.
Pronunciation
British 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.
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Frequency
zonular typically occurs about 0.06 times per million words in modern written English.
zonular is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zonular, adj., 1830–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1830 | 0.019 |
| 1840 | 0.022 |
| 1850 | 0.024 |
| 1860 | 0.029 |
| 1870 | 0.033 |
| 1880 | 0.038 |
| 1890 | 0.038 |
| 1900 | 0.042 |
| 1910 | 0.045 |
| 1920 | 0.049 |
| 1930 | 0.051 |
| 1940 | 0.053 |
| 1950 | 0.056 |
| 1960 | 0.059 |
| 1970 | 0.058 |
| 1980 | 0.057 |
| 1990 | 0.057 |
| 2000 | 0.053 |
| 2010 | 0.052 |