zunyite, n.

zunyite
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zunyitenoun

## Earlier version

- zunyite in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zunyite mean?

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

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1880 | 0.0012
1890 | 0.0009
1900 | 0.0016
1910 | 0.0017
1920 | 0.0024
1930 | 0.0025
1940 | 0.0026
1950 | 0.0027
1960 | 0.0029
1970 | 0.0022
1980 | 0.002
1990 | 0.0012
2000 | 0.0011
2010 | 0.0009

### How is the noun zunyite pronounced?

#### British English

/ˈzuːnjʌɪt/

### Where does the noun zunyite come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the noun zunyite is in the 1880s.

OED's only evidence for zunyite is from 1885, in American Journal of Science.

From a proper name, combined with an English element.

Etymons: proper name Zuñi, ‑ite suffix1.

### Nearby entries

1. Zulu, n. & adj. 1824–
2. Zulu, v. 1882–
3. Zuludom, n. 1867–
4. Zulu hat, n. 1879–
5. Zuluize, v. 1852–
6. Zulu time, n. 1959–
7. zumbador, n. 1758–64
8. zumbi, n. 1704–
9. zumboorukchee, n. 1840–
10. Zuñi, n. 1834–
11. zunyite, n.1885–
12. zuppa, n. 1961–
13. Zurich, n. 1870–
14. Zuricher, n. 1673–
15. zurla, n. 1940–
16. zurlite, n. 1826–
17. zurna, n. 1870–
18. zurr, n. 1803–
19. zussmanite, n. 1965–
20. zut, int. 1915–
21. zuur-veldt, n. 1785–

## Etymology

### Summary

From a proper name, combined with an English element.
Etymons: proper name Zuñi, ‑ite suffix1.
< Zuñi, name of a mine in Colorado + ‑ite suffix1.

## Meaning & use

Mineralogy.

1. 1885–
   A fluosilicate of aluminium, occurring in transparent tetrahedral crystals.
   1. 1885
      American Journal of Science vol. 129 340.
   minerals
   1. phillipsite 1825–
      A mineral of the zeolite group which has the composition KCa(Si5Al3)O16.6H2O, belongs to the monoclinic crystal system, and occurs as colourless…
   2. zunyite 1885–
      A fluosilicate of aluminium, occurring in transparent tetrahedral crystals.
   3. pholidolite 1890–
      A mineral said to consist of an aluminosilicate of iron, magnesium, and potassium, occurring as minute scales.
   4. ussingite 1914–
      A triclinic basic sodium aluminosilicate, Na2AlSi3O8OH, found as reddish-violet crystals.
   5. leifite 1917–
      An acidic aluminosilicate and fluoride of sodium occurring as colourless hexagonal prisms.
   6. naujakasite 1933–
      A monoclinic hydrated silicate of sodium, potassium, iron(ii), manganese, iron(iii), and aluminium, found as white platy crystals.
   7. karpinskyite 1956–
      A hydrous alumino-silicate of sodium, beryllium, zinc, and magnesium, Na2(Be,Zn,Mg) Al2Si6O16(OH)2, occurring as radial aggregates of white…
   8. papagoite 1960–
      A rare copper-containing mineral found as blue prismatic crystals or crusts of radiating fibres.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˈzuːnjʌɪt/

####

##### 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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## Frequency

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

zunyite 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 zunyite, n., 1880–2010

* 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
--- | ---
1880 | 0.0012
1890 | 0.0009
1900 | 0.0016
1910 | 0.0017
1920 | 0.0024
1930 | 0.0025
1940 | 0.0026
1950 | 0.0027
1960 | 0.0029
1970 | 0.0022
1980 | 0.002
1990 | 0.0012
2000 | 0.0011
2010 | 0.0009

zunyite, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.

zunyite, n. was last modified in December 2024.