zincograph, v.

zincograph
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zincographverb

## Factsheet

### What does the verb zincograph mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb zincograph. 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 verb zincograph?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1840 | 0.003
1850 | 0.0034
1860 | 0.0035
1870 | 0.0033
1880 | 0.0033
1890 | 0.0033
1900 | 0.003
1910 | 0.0025
1920 | 0.0019
1930 | 0.0014
1940 | 0.0014
1950 | 0.0015
1960 | 0.0013
1970 | 0.0012
1980 | 0.0011
1990 | 0.0012
2000 | 0.0012
2010 | 0.0011

### Where does the verb zincograph come from?

Earliest known use

1860s

The earliest known use of the verb zincograph is in the 1860s.

OED's only evidence for zincograph is from 1865, in the Athenaeum.

### Nearby entries

1. zinciferous, adj. 1820–
2. zincification, n. 1891–
3. zincify, v. 1801–
4. zinc-iron, n. & adj. 1849–
5. zincite, n. 1854–
6. zinckenite, n. 1835–
7. zinco, n. 1887–
8. zinco-, comb. form
9. zincode, n. 1839–
10. zincograph, n. 1888–
11. zincograph, v.1865–
12. zincographer, n. 1839–
13. zincographic, adj. 1850–
14. zincography, n. 1834–
15. zincoid, n. 1842–
16. zinc orange, n. 1918–
17. zincous, adj. 1842–
18. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
19. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
20. zinc roof, n. 1883–
21. zinc spar, n. 1796–

## Meaning & use

1. 1865–
   (trans.) to engrave or print by zincography.
   Stressed as ˈzincograph.
   1. 1865

      > An ancient map zincographed.

      Athenæum 18 February 239/2
   engraving and etching
   1. zincograph 1865–
      (trans.) to engrave or print by zincography.
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## Frequency

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

zincograph 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 zincograph, v., 1840–2010

* 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
--- | ---
1840 | 0.003
1850 | 0.0034
1860 | 0.0035
1870 | 0.0033
1880 | 0.0033
1890 | 0.0033
1900 | 0.003
1910 | 0.0025
1920 | 0.0019
1930 | 0.0014
1940 | 0.0014
1950 | 0.0015
1960 | 0.0013
1970 | 0.0012
1980 | 0.0011
1990 | 0.0012
2000 | 0.0012
2010 | 0.0011

Originally published as part of the entry for zincography, n.

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