zoophysical, adj.

zoophysical
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# zoophysicaladjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zoophysical mean?

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective zoophysical. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the adjective zoophysical pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈfɪzᵻkl/
zoo-oh-FIZ-uh-kuhl
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈfɪzᵻkl/
zoh-oh-FIZ-uh-kuhl

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈfɪzək(ə)l/
zoh-uh-FIZ-uh-kuhl
/ˌzuəˈfɪzək(ə)l/
zoo-uh-FIZ-uh-kuhl

### Where does the adjective zoophysical come from?

Earliest known use

1820s

The earliest known use of the adjective zoophysical is in the 1820s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoophysical is from 1820, in the writing of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, critic, and philosopher.

### Nearby entries

1. zoophagy, n. 1849–
2. zoophile, n. 1885–
3. zoophilia, n. 1894–
4. zoophilic, adj. 1884–
5. zoophilism, n. 1867–
6. zoophilist, n. 1829–
7. zoophilite, n. 1879–
8. zoophilous, adj. 1881–
9. zoophily, n. 1830–
10. zoophobia, n. 1888–
11. zoophysical, adj.1820–
12. zoophysics, n. 1887–
13. zoophysiology, n. 1803–
14. zoophytal, adj. 1756–
15. zoophyte, n. 1606–
16. zoophytic, adj. 1808–
17. zoophytical, adj. 1779–
18. zoophytish, adj. 1854–80
19. zoophytist, n. 1814–62
20. zoophytography, n. 1735–1905
21. zoophytoid, adj. 1854–83

## Meaning & use

1. 1820–
   † a. Of or relating to a life force or vital force; of or relating to animal magnetism (obsolete); b. of or relating to zoophysics (now rare).
   1. 1820

      > It [sc. Christian faith] is the Physics of the Moral Being no less than it is the Morale of the zoo-physical.

      S. T. Coleridge, Marginalia (2000) vol. V. 176
   2. 1863

      > In certain rare instances persons are found in an abnormal physical or zoo-physical condition; the unknown force may possible be magnetic, which emanates from them.

      London Quarterly Review October 51
   3. 1868

      > The pathology of that amazing zoophysical apparatus [sc. the eye] is necessarily bound to the mathematical physiology of light.

      St. George's Hospital Reports vol. 3 397
   4. 1907

      > Particular interest attaches to their tectonic and zoöphysical studies of the growth of Celebes in the Miocene and Pliocene epochs.

      Bulletin America Geogr. Society vol. 39 506
   5. 1978

      > Kiel Univ. (West Germany). Zoophysical lab.

      Sel. Water Resources Abstracts (U.S. Office of Water Research & Technology) Organizational Index 126/3
   animals
   1. vital c1405–
      Consisting in, constituted by, that immaterial force or principle which is present in living beings or organisms and by which they are animated and…
   2. beastly?c1425–1532
      Of or relating to the animal spirit (animal spirit, n. 1a) or to the basic functions of the brain and nerves. Cf. animal, adj. 1a. Obsolete.
   3. spirital 1568–1664
      Of, relating to, or containing vital spirit or other spirits of the body (see spirit, n. VI.21a.i); spec. designating the organs of the chest…
   4. vival 1636
      Vital.
   5. archeal 1728
      Of or pertaining to the archeus.
   6. zoodynamic?1819–
      (Originally) of or relating to a life force or vital force; (in later use also) of or relating to zoodynamics.
   7. zoophysical 1820–
      †a. Of or relating to a life force or vital force; of or relating to animal magnetism (obsolete); b. of or relating to zoophysics (now rare).
   8. vitalistic 1865–
      Of or pertaining to, involving or denoting, vitalism or a hypothetical vital principle.
   9. orgonotic 1942–
      Relating to orgone; containing orgone.
   10. orgonomic 1949–
       Relating to orgonomy.
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   1. zoochemical 1844–
      a. adj. Of or relating to zoochemistry (now rare); b. n.any of various types of biologically active compound found in animals or their products…
   2. palaeozoological 1866–
      Of or relating to palaeozoology.
   3. zoophysical 1868–
      †a. Of or relating to a life force or vital force; of or relating to animal magnetism (obsolete); b. of or relating to zoophysics (now rare).
   4. zoogeographic 1875–
      Of or relating to zoogeography; = zoogeographical, adj.
   5. ethological 1880–
      Zoology. Of or relating to the science of ethology (ethology, n. 4).
   6. faunological 1884–
      Of or pertaining to faunology.
   7. marine zoological 1885–
      Of or relating to marine zoology.
   8. zoometric 1892–
      Of or relating to zoometry.
   9. neontological 1896–
      Of or relating to neontology.
   10. zoomechanical 1897
       Of or relating to zoomechanics.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈfɪzᵻkl/
zoo-oh-FIZ-uh-kuhl
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈfɪzᵻkl/
zoh-oh-FIZ-uh-kuhl

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈfɪzək(ə)l/
zoh-uh-FIZ-uh-kuhl
/ˌzuəˈfɪzək(ə)l/
zoo-uh-FIZ-uh-kuhl

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##### 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 /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### 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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##### 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 /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### 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.

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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

Originally published as part of the entry for zoo-, comb. form

zoo-, comb. form was revised in June 2017.