zootomicaladjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective zootomical mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zootomical. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the adjective zootomical?
| 1790 | 0.0023 |
| 1800 | 0.0036 |
| 1810 | 0.0039 |
| 1820 | 0.004 |
| 1830 | 0.0043 |
| 1840 | 0.0044 |
| 1850 | 0.0046 |
| 1860 | 0.0043 |
| 1870 | 0.0033 |
| 1880 | 0.0028 |
| 1890 | 0.0025 |
| 1900 | 0.002 |
| 1910 | 0.0019 |
| 1920 | 0.0017 |
| 1930 | 0.0014 |
| 1940 | 0.0013 |
| 1950 | 0.001 |
| 1960 | 0.0007 |
| 1970 | 0.0006 |
| 1980 | 0.0003 |
| 1990 | 0.0003 |
| 2000 | 0.0003 |
| 2010 | 0.0003 |
How is the adjective zootomical pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the adjective zootomical come from?
Earliest known use
late 1700s
The earliest known use of the adjective zootomical is in the late 1700s.
OED's earliest evidence for zootomical is from 1799, in the writing of R. Townson.
zootomical is formed within English, by derivation.
Etymons: zootomy n., ‑ical suffix.
Nearby entries
- zootechny, n.1841–
- zootheca, n.1852–
- zoothecium, n.1880–
- zootheism, n.1879–
- zootheist, n.1879–
- zootheistic, adj.1879–
- zoothome, n.1872–
- zootic, adj.1816–
- zootokon, n.1661
- zootomic, adj.1801–
- zootomical, adj.1799–
- zootomically, adv.1849–
- zootomist, n.1663–
- zootomy, n.1663–
- zootoxin, n.1906–
- zootrophy, n.1877–
- zoot suit, n.1942–
- zoot-suited, adj.1942–
- zoot-suiter, n.1942–
- zooty, adj.1942–
- zootype, n.1883–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1799–Of or relating to zootomy (comparative or animal anatomy).
- 1799
Frequent references are made to zootomical writers.
R. Townson, Tracts & Observ. Natural History & Physiology 32 - 1833
The zootomical investigations of Moreschi of Milan.
R. E. Grant in Lancet 12 October 93/2 - 1886
It is not to be expected that all would recognize in it [sc. the word adrenal] the zoötomical mononym for the anthropotomical polynym, supra-renal capsule.
Nation 28 October 356/3 - 1902
Wiegmann was an ardent student of malacology, and all his zootomical researches are distinguished by accuracy and thoroughness.
Journal Malacology vol. 9 24 - 1985
In his second academic year.., Cecil started specializing in zoology, spending all the time he could spare in the zootomical laboratory.
Biogr. Mem. Fellows Royal Society vol. 31 296 - 2003
These comprise a systematic index as well as an accompanying book listing the items added to the anthropotomical and zootomical chambers.
Theory in Biosci. vol. 122 152
- zootomical1799–Of or relating to zootomy (comparative or animal anatomy).
- zootomic1801–Of or relating to zootomy; = zootomical, adj.
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
Forms
Variant forms
Frequency
zootomical typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zootomical 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 zootomical, adj., 1790–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1790 | 0.0023 |
| 1800 | 0.0036 |
| 1810 | 0.0039 |
| 1820 | 0.004 |
| 1830 | 0.0043 |
| 1840 | 0.0044 |
| 1850 | 0.0046 |
| 1860 | 0.0043 |
| 1870 | 0.0033 |
| 1880 | 0.0028 |
| 1890 | 0.0025 |
| 1900 | 0.002 |
| 1910 | 0.0019 |
| 1920 | 0.0017 |
| 1930 | 0.0014 |
| 1940 | 0.0013 |
| 1950 | 0.001 |
| 1960 | 0.0007 |
| 1970 | 0.0006 |
| 1980 | 0.0003 |
| 1990 | 0.0003 |
| 2000 | 0.0003 |
| 2010 | 0.0003 |
Compounds & derived words
- zootomically, adv. 1849–As regards zootomy.