zonality, n.

zonality
http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zonality_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 1921; not fully revised

# zonalitynoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zonality mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zonality. 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 noun zonality?

About 0.04occurrences per million words in modern written English

1910 | 0.0063
1920 | 0.0076
1930 | 0.016
1940 | 0.024
1950 | 0.03
1960 | 0.034
1970 | 0.036
1980 | 0.037
1990 | 0.041
2000 | 0.037
2010 | 0.03

### Where does the noun zonality come from?

Earliest known use

1900s

The earliest known use of the noun zonality is in the 1900s.

OED's only evidence for zonality is from 1909, in Daily Chronicle.

### Nearby entries

1. zombified, adj. 1965–
2. zombify, v. 1950–
3. zombocalypse, n. 2007–
4. zomboid, adj. 1963–
5. zom-com, n. 2004–
6. zomotherapeutic, adj. 1900–
7. zomotherapy, n. 1900–
8. zona, n. 1706–
9. zona ignea, n. 1818–
10. zonal, adj. 1867–
11. zonality, n.1909–
12. zonally, adv. 1873–
13. zonal marking, n. 1958–
14. zona pellucida, n. 1841–
15. zona radiata, n. 1881–
16. zona reticularis, n. 1874–
17. zonarious, adj. 1656–
18. zonary, adj. 1881–
19. zonate, adj. 1866–
20. zonated, adj. 1803–
21. zonation, n. 1898–

## Meaning & use

1. 1909–
   Zonal character or distribution.
   Stressed as zoˈnality.
   1. 1909

      > The zonality of the flowers.

      Daily Chronicle 21 March 3/5
   1. zonality 1909–
      Zonal character or distribution.
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## Frequency

zonality typically occurs about 0.04 times per million words in modern written English.

zonality is in frequency band 3, which contains words occurring between 0.01 and 0.1 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 zonality, n., 1910–2010

* 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
--- | ---
1910 | 0.0063
1920 | 0.0076
1930 | 0.016
1940 | 0.024
1950 | 0.03
1960 | 0.034
1970 | 0.036
1980 | 0.037
1990 | 0.041
2000 | 0.037
2010 | 0.03

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

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