zonated, adj.

zonated
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zonatedadjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zonated mean?

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

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How common is the adjective zonated?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1800 | 0.0004
1810 | 0.0003
1820 | 0.0005
1830 | 0.0005
1840 | 0.0002
1850 | 0.0002
1860 | 0.0002
1870 | 0.0002
1880 | 0.0003
1890 | 0.0004
1900 | 0.0006
1910 | 0.0008
1920 | 0.0012
1930 | 0.0014
1940 | 0.0016
1950 | 0.0018
1960 | 0.0017
1970 | 0.0016
1980 | 0.0015
1990 | 0.0013
2000 | 0.0013
2010 | 0.0012

### Where does the adjective zonated come from?

Earliest known use

1800s

The earliest known use of the adjective zonated is in the 1800s.

OED's earliest evidence for zonated is from 1803, in the writing of George Shaw, natural historian.

### Nearby entries

1. zonal, adj. 1867–
2. zonality, n. 1909–
3. zonally, adv. 1873–
4. zonal marking, n. 1958–
5. zona pellucida, n. 1841–
6. zona radiata, n. 1881–
7. zona reticularis, n. 1874–
8. zonarious, adj. 1656–
9. zonary, adj. 1881–
10. zonate, adj. 1866–
11. zonated, adj.1803–
12. zonation, n. 1898–
13. zone, n. a1500–
14. zone, v. 1792–
15. zone centre | zone center, n. 1934–
16. zoned, adj. 1662–
17. zone defence | zone defense, n. 1927–
18. zone electrophoresis, n. 1952–
19. zone fossil, n. 1904–
20. zoneless, adj. 1748–
21. zonelet, n. 1855–

## Meaning & use

Zoology and Botany.

1. 1803–
   See zonate adj.
   Stressed as ˈzonated.
   1. 1803

      > Zonated Sparus.

      G. Shaw, General Zoology vol. IV. 452
   2. 1852

      > The coral snake (zonated scarlet and black).

      Zoologist vol. 10 3315
   animals plants
   1. ring-straked 1568–
      Having bands of colour round the body. Also more generally: having bands of colour.
   2. ring-streaked 1647–
      = ring-straked, adj. Also in extended uses, and (U.S., chiefly derogatory) in ring-streaked-and-striped.
   3. ringled 1776–
      Marked by circular bands or rings of colour.
   4. zoned 1792–
      Marked with zones, circles, or bands of colour.
   5. ringly 1800–
      = ringled, adj. 3. Now Scottish.
   6. zonated 1803–
   7. ringy 1843–
      Resembling a ring; marked with rings; having rings.
   8. zonate 1866–
      Marked with zones, rings, or bands of colour; zoned.
   9. hooped 1898–
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## Frequency

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

zonated is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 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 zonated, adj., 1800–2010

* 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
--- | ---
1800 | 0.0004
1810 | 0.0003
1820 | 0.0005
1830 | 0.0005
1840 | 0.0002
1850 | 0.0002
1860 | 0.0002
1870 | 0.0002
1880 | 0.0003
1890 | 0.0004
1900 | 0.0006
1910 | 0.0008
1920 | 0.0012
1930 | 0.0014
1940 | 0.0016
1950 | 0.0018
1960 | 0.0017
1970 | 0.0016
1980 | 0.0015
1990 | 0.0013
2000 | 0.0013
2010 | 0.0012

Originally published as part of the entry for zonate, adj.

zonate, adj. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.