zoomagnetism, n.

zoomagnetism
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Revised 2017

# zoomagnetismnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zoomagnetism mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoomagnetism. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How common is the noun zoomagnetism?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1850 | 0.0001
1860 | 0.0002
1870 | 0.0002
1880 | 0.0006
1890 | 0.0006
1900 | 0.0006
1910 | 0.0005
1920 | 0.0005
1930 | 0.0004
1940 | 0.0004
1950 | 0.00008
1960 | 0.00009
1970 | 0.0001
1980 | 0.0001
1990 | 0.0001
2000 | 0.0001
2010 | 0.0001

### How is the noun zoomagnetism pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnᵻtɪz(ə)m/
zoo-oh-MAG-nuh-tiz-uhm
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnᵻtɪz(ə)m/
zoh-oh-MAG-nuh-tiz-uhm

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈmæɡnəˌtɪzəm/
zoh-uh-MAG-nuh-tiz-uhm
/ˌzuəˈmæɡnəˌtɪzəm/
zoo-uh-MAG-nuh-tiz-uhm

### Where does the noun zoomagnetism come from?

Earliest known use

1820s

The earliest known use of the noun zoomagnetism is in the 1820s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoomagnetism is from 1824, in the writing of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, critic, and philosopher.

### Nearby entries

1. zoologico-archaeologist, n. 1864
2. zoologist, n. 1663–
3. zoologize, v. 1830–
4. zoologizing, n. 1815–
5. zoology, n. 1663–
6. zoom, n. 1917–
7. zoom, v.¹ 1886–
8. Zoom, v.² 2014–
9. zoom, int. 1856–
10. zoomable, adj. 1972–
11. zoomagnetism, n.1824–
12. zooman, n. 1871–
13. zoomancy, n. 1888–
14. zoomania, n. 1807–
15. zoomantist, n. 1861
16. Zoomar, n. 1946–
17. zoomechanical, adj. 1897
18. zoomechanics, n. 1888–1903
19. zoomelanin, n. 1858–
20. zoometric, adj. 1892–
21. zoometry, n. 1878–

## Meaning & use

Now chiefly historical.

1. 1824–
   A supposed invisible force having physical effects, considered to emanate from a living being and to account for the action of mesmerism (mesmerism n.) and some other phenomena; = animal magnetism n. (a).
   1. 1824

      > I felt a vehement impulse to try Zoo-magnetism, i.e. to try my hand at a resurrection.

      S. T. Coleridge, Collected Letters (1971) vol. V. 350
   2. a1834

      > Imposture may indeed be grafted on Zoomagnetism.

      S. T. Coleridge, Shorter Works & Fragm. (1995) vol. II. ii. 911
   3. 1864

      > Familiar with zoo-magnetism and clairvoyance.

      T. Shorter, Two Worlds 19
   4. 1914

      > He says that the [dowsing] rod is moved by involuntary muscular contraction. I guess that it is moved by zoömagnetism.

      H. Holt, On Cosmic Relations vol. I. ii.i. ix. 140
   5. 2004

      > He [sc. Coleridge] found a ready physiological explanation for Swedenborg's experiences in new theories of mesmerism (also known as animal magnetism or zoomagnetism).

      H. J. Jackson in S. McNeilly, In search Absolute 9
   animals historical
   1. animal magnetism 1784–
      a. A supposed force or emanation to which the action of mesmerism is attributed; (also) = mesmerism, n. (now historical); b. natural charm or…
   2. magnetism 1784–
      Mesmerism; = animal magnetism, n. Now archaic.
   3. mesmerism 1784–
      A therapeutic doctrine or system, first popularized by Mesmer, according to which a trained practitioner can induce a hypnotic state in a patient by…
   4. magnetizing 1787–
   5. magnetization 1801–
      The condition of being magnetized; the process or action of magnetizing something.
   6. zoomagnetism 1824–
      A supposed invisible force having physical effects, considered to emanate from a living being and to account for the action of mesmerism (mesmerism…
   7. tellurism 1832–
      An influence or principle thought of as pervading the natural world and responsible for the phenomena of animal magnetism; animal magnetism regarded…
   8. hypnotism 1842–
      The process of hypnotizing, or artificially producing a state in which the subject appears to be in a deep sleep, without any power of changing his…
   9. pathetism 1843–
      Mesmerism, hypnotism.
   10. zoistic magnetism 1849–
       As in zoistic magnetism = animal magnetism.
   11. electrobiology 1850–
       Mesmerism, esp. as inducing a state of suggestibility or as attributed to an electro-vital force.
   12. electropsychology 1850–
       Mesmerism (cf. electrobiology, n. 2). Now historical.
   13. biologism 1852–73
       = electrobiology, n. 2. Obsolete. rare.
   14. statuvolism 1871–
       A state of trance brought about by one's own efforts; self-hypnosis.
   15. statuvolence 1873–
       = statuvolism, n.
   16. braidism 1882–
       The process of producing sleep or trance by causing the patient's attention to be intensely concentrated on some visual object; this process, which…
   17. hypnosis 1882–
       Artificially produced sleep: esp. that induced by hypnotism; the hypnotic state.
   18. biomagnetism 1887–
       = mesmerism, n. Now historical and rare.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnᵻtɪz(ə)m/
zoo-oh-MAG-nuh-tiz-uhm
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnᵻtɪz(ə)m/
zoh-oh-MAG-nuh-tiz-uhm

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈmæɡnəˌtɪzəm/
zoh-uh-MAG-nuh-tiz-uhm
/ˌzuəˈmæɡnəˌtɪzəm/
zoo-uh-MAG-nuh-tiz-uhm

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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.

View the pronunciation model here.

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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

## Frequency

zoomagnetism typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.

zoomagnetism 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 data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### Frequency of zoomagnetism, n., 1850–2010

* 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
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1850 | 0.0001
1860 | 0.0002
1870 | 0.0002
1880 | 0.0006
1890 | 0.0006
1900 | 0.0006
1910 | 0.0005
1920 | 0.0005
1930 | 0.0004
1940 | 0.0004
1950 | 0.00008
1960 | 0.00009
1970 | 0.0001
1980 | 0.0001
1990 | 0.0001
2000 | 0.0001
2010 | 0.0001

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

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