zygologyhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zygology_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezygology, n.
First published 1986; not fully revised

zygologynoun

  1. 1970–
    The branch of technology concerned with joining and fastening.
    1. 1970
      We at Oxford Polytechnic are now offering courses in Zygology.
      Assembly & Fastener Engin. October 48/3
    2. 1973
      Oxford Polytechnic... Postgraduate diploma in zygology.
      Oxford Times 14 December 40 (advertisement)
    3. 1976
      Adhesion science should thus include adhesives and joints under its wing and is, if the reader likes classification, a branch of zygology.
      W. C. Wake, Adhesion i. 4

zygology, n. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

zygology, n. was last modified in December 2024.