zoometric, adj.

zoometric
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# zoometricadjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zoometric mean?

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

### How is the adjective zoometric pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌzuːə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/
zoo-oh-MET-rick
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/
zoh-oh-MET-rick

#### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈmɛtrɪk/
zoh-uh-MET-rick
/ˌzuəˈmɛtrɪk/
zoo-uh-MET-rick

### Where does the adjective zoometric come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

The earliest known use of the adjective zoometric is in the 1890s.

OED's earliest evidence for zoometric is from 1892, in Nature: a weekly journal of science.

### Nearby entries

1. zoomable, adj. 1972–
2. zoomagnetism, n. 1824–
3. zooman, n. 1871–
4. zoomancy, n. 1888–
5. zoomania, n. 1807–
6. zoomantist, n. 1861
7. Zoomar, n. 1946–
8. zoomechanical, adj. 1897
9. zoomechanics, n. 1888–1903
10. zoomelanin, n. 1858–
11. zoometric, adj.1892–
12. zoometry, n. 1878–
13. zooming, n. 1892–
14. zooming, adj. 1904–
15. zoom lens, n. 1932–
16. zoomorph, n. 1883–
17. zoomorphic, adj. 1849–
18. zoomorphism, n. 1822–
19. zoomorphize, v. 1940–
20. zoomorphizing, n. 1895–
21. zoomorphosed, adj. 1955–

## Etymology

After French zoométrique (1888 or earlier).

## Meaning & use

1. 1892–
   Of or relating to zoometry.
   1. 1892

      > The nineteenth chapter is devoted to the zoometric characters related to the adaptations of the limbs for prehension and locomotion.

      Nature 17 March 458/1
   2. 1994

      > This statistical approach may also be useful in the evaluation of anthropometric and zoometric data.

      American Antiquity vol. 59 506
   3. 2014

      > Molina..reported a medium to high heritability of seven zoometric properties in Spanish Purebred horses.

      D. R. Hodgson et al., Athletic Horse (ed. 2) xii. 259/2
   animals
   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)ˈmɛtrɪk/
zoo-oh-MET-rick
/ˌzəʊə(ʊ)ˈmɛtrɪk/
zoh-oh-MET-rick

### U.S. English

/ˌzoʊəˈmɛtrɪk/
zoh-uh-MET-rick
/ˌzuəˈmɛtrɪk/
zoo-uh-MET-rick

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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.