zirkelitenoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zirkelite mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zirkelite. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zirkelite?
| 1890 | 0.0007 |
| 1900 | 0.0008 |
| 1910 | 0.0008 |
| 1920 | 0.0009 |
| 1930 | 0.0011 |
| 1940 | 0.0012 |
| 1950 | 0.0012 |
| 1960 | 0.0011 |
| 1970 | 0.0009 |
| 1980 | 0.0008 |
| 1990 | 0.0007 |
| 2000 | 0.0006 |
| 2010 | 0.0006 |
How is the noun zirkelite pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zirkelite come from?
Earliest known use
1890s
The earliest known use of the noun zirkelite is in the 1890s.
OED's earliest evidence for zirkelite is from 1895, in Nature: a weekly journal of science.
From a proper name, combined with an English element.
Etymons: proper name Zirkel, ‑ite suffix1.
Nearby entries
- zirconian, adj.1802–
- zirconic, adj.1804–
- zirconite, n.1806–
- zirconitic, adj.1883–
- zirconium, n.1808–
- zircon-like, adj.1857–
- zircono-, comb. form
- zirconolite, n.1957–
- zircon-syenite, n.1813–
- zirconyl, n.1887–
- zirkelite, n.1895–
- zit, n.1912–
- zit cream, n.1968–
- zitella, n.a1660–
- zit-face, n.1974–
- zit-faced, adj.1971–
- zither, n.1831–
- zither, v.1889–
- zither banjo, n.1888–
- zithering, adj.1889–
- zitherist, n.1866–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1895–A black or dark brown mineral which is a mixed oxide of zirconium, calcium, titanium, thorium, and other elements, occurring as small prisms or, more commonly, in amorphous form.Chemical formula: (Ca,Th,Ce)Zr(Ti,Nb)2O7. Crystal system: cubic.Very similar to zirconolite n. and not always distinguished from it: see note at that entry.
- 1895
Mineralogical Society, June 18.—Lewisite and Zirkelite, two new Brazilian minerals, by Dr. E. Hussak, of the Geological Survey of São Paulo, and Mr. G. T. Prior.
Nature 18 July 287/2 - 1895
Zirkelite. A new calcium zirconate and titanate.
E. Hussak & G. T. Prior in Mineralogy Magazine vol. 11 86 - 1962
Zirkelite is widely distributed in the Palaeozoic ultrabasic and alkaline complexes of the Kola Peninsula where it occurs as an accessory mineral in calcite-amphibole rocks.
Mineralogical Abstracts vol. 15 538/1 - 2011
Zirconolite or zirkelite is a relatively rare mineral, usually with monoclinic structure and simplified formula CaZrTi2O7.
B. E. Burakov et al., Crystalline Materials Actinide Immobilisation i. 41
the world the earth minerals types of mineral oxides and hydroxides [nouns] other oxides other mixed oxides- beudantite1826–A mineral occurring in modified acute rhombohedrons, containing sesquioxide of iron and oxide of lead, with phosphoric or arsenic acid, or both…
- thrombolite1844–Mineralogy. A copper mineral found in amorphous green masses, now known to be a mixture consisting mainly of pseudomalachite. Now rare or disused.
- corkite1875–A synonym of beudantite, n.
- zirkelite1895–A black or dark brown mineral which is a mixed oxide of zirconium, calcium, titanium, thorium, and other elements, occurring as small prisms or…
- russellite1938–A rare mineral consisting of bismuth tungstate, occurring as pale yellow or green fine-grained masses.
- zirconolite1957–Any of a group of very similar minerals which consist of mixed oxides of calcium, zirconium, and titanium, and occur as small black or brown…
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
zirkelite typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zirkelite 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 zirkelite, n., 1890–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 0.0007 |
| 1900 | 0.0008 |
| 1910 | 0.0008 |
| 1920 | 0.0009 |
| 1930 | 0.0011 |
| 1940 | 0.0012 |
| 1950 | 0.0012 |
| 1960 | 0.0011 |
| 1970 | 0.0009 |
| 1980 | 0.0008 |
| 1990 | 0.0007 |
| 2000 | 0.0006 |
| 2010 | 0.0006 |