zeoliticadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective zeolitic mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zeolitic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the adjective zeolitic?
| 1780 | 0.022 |
| 1790 | 0.019 |
| 1800 | 0.017 |
| 1810 | 0.017 |
| 1820 | 0.026 |
| 1830 | 0.025 |
| 1840 | 0.022 |
| 1850 | 0.022 |
| 1860 | 0.026 |
| 1870 | 0.032 |
| 1880 | 0.036 |
| 1890 | 0.029 |
| 1900 | 0.032 |
| 1910 | 0.035 |
| 1920 | 0.036 |
| 1930 | 0.035 |
| 1940 | 0.033 |
| 1950 | 0.034 |
| 1960 | 0.037 |
| 1970 | 0.037 |
| 1980 | 0.037 |
| 1990 | 0.039 |
| 2000 | 0.041 |
| 2010 | 0.044 |
How is the adjective zeolitic pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the adjective zeolitic come from?
Earliest known use
late 1700s
The earliest known use of the adjective zeolitic is in the late 1700s.
OED's earliest evidence for zeolitic is from 1782, in the writing of Thomas Martyn, botanist.
zeolitic is formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zeolite n., ‑ic suffix.
Nearby entries
- zenzi-, comb. form
- zenzic, n. & adj.1557–71
- zenzicube, adj. & n.1557–1690
- zenzicubic, adj.1557–71
- zenzicubicube, n.a1690
- zenzizenzic, adj. & n.1557–1690
- zenzizenzicube, n.a1690
- zenzizenzicubic, adj.a1690
- zenzizenzizenzic, n.1557–1690
- zeolite, n.1770–
- zeolitic, adj.1782–
- zeolitical, adj.1788–
- zeolitically, adv.1926–
- zeolitiform, adj.1788–
- zeolitization, n.1879–
- zeolitize, v.1881–
- zeolitized, adj.1888–
- Zephiran, n.1935–
- Zéphirine Drouhin, n.1901–
- zephyr, n.Old English–
- zephyr, v.1829–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1782–Of or relating to zeolites; of the nature of a zeolite.
- 1782
Zeolitic or Basaltine Stones.
T. Martyn, Heads of Course of Lect. Natural History 35 - 1848
An intimate mixture of augite and magnetic iron with a mineral of the zeolitic family.
C. G. B. Daubeny, Descr. Volcanos (ed. 2) 18 - 1931
Little is known of the actual nature of the zeolitic bodies in the soil.
A. D. Hall, Soil (ed. 4) i. 28 - 2013
Each grave will be lined with zeolitic material to prevent pollution.
Royston Crow (Nexis) 21 November
the world the earth minerals types of mineral silicates tectosilicate [adjectives] feldspathoid zeolite- zeolitic1782–Of or relating to zeolites; of the nature of a zeolite.
- zeolitical1788–Of or relating to zeolites; of the nature of a zeolite.
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
zeolitic typically occurs about 0.04 times per million words in modern written English.
zeolitic 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 zeolitic, adj., 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 | 0.022 |
| 1790 | 0.019 |
| 1800 | 0.017 |
| 1810 | 0.017 |
| 1820 | 0.026 |
| 1830 | 0.025 |
| 1840 | 0.022 |
| 1850 | 0.022 |
| 1860 | 0.026 |
| 1870 | 0.032 |
| 1880 | 0.036 |
| 1890 | 0.029 |
| 1900 | 0.032 |
| 1910 | 0.035 |
| 1920 | 0.036 |
| 1930 | 0.035 |
| 1940 | 0.033 |
| 1950 | 0.034 |
| 1960 | 0.037 |
| 1970 | 0.037 |
| 1980 | 0.037 |
| 1990 | 0.039 |
| 2000 | 0.041 |
| 2010 | 0.044 |
Frequency of zeolitic, adj., 2017–2024
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Modern frequency series are derived from a corpus of 20 billion words, covering the period from 2017 to the present. The corpus is mainly compiled from online news sources, and covers all major varieties of World English.
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 corpus.
| Period | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0043 |
| 2019 | 0.0044 |
| 2020 | 0.0058 |
| 2021 | 0.0068 |
| 2022 | 0.0075 |
| 2023 | 0.0051 |
| 2024 | 0.0052 |
Compounds & derived words
- zeolitically, adv. 1926–In a manner characteristic of zeolites; by means…