zinnwalditenoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zinnwaldite mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zinnwaldite. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zinnwaldite?
| 1880 | 0.0061 |
| 1890 | 0.0059 |
| 1900 | 0.0058 |
| 1910 | 0.0071 |
| 1920 | 0.0081 |
| 1930 | 0.0089 |
| 1940 | 0.0087 |
| 1950 | 0.0079 |
| 1960 | 0.0078 |
| 1970 | 0.0074 |
| 1980 | 0.0056 |
| 1990 | 0.0047 |
| 2000 | 0.0037 |
| 2010 | 0.0034 |
How is the noun zinnwaldite pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zinnwaldite come from?
Earliest known use
1850s
The earliest known use of the noun zinnwaldite is in the 1850s.
OED's earliest evidence for zinnwaldite is from 1850, in the writing of James Dana, geologist, zoologist, and teacher.
zinnwaldite is a borrowing from German.
Etymons: German Zinnwaldit.
Nearby entries
- zinginess, n.1938–
- zinging, n.1921–
- zinging, adj.1915–
- zingingly, adv.1952–
- zingo, int.1906–
- zingy, adj.1938–
- Zinjanthropus, n.1959–
- zinke, n.1773–
- zinnia, n.1761–
- zinnober green, n.1879–
- zinnwaldite, n.1850–
- zino, n.1982–
- Zinovievite, adj. & n.1936–
- Zinoviev letter, n.1924–
- Zion, n.Old English–
- Zion Curtain, n.1951–
- Zioner, n.1681–1760
- Zionism, n.1896–
- Zionist, n. & adj.a1649–
- Zionistic, adj.1887–
- Zionite, n.1596–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1850–A kind of mica containing lithium and iron, mined as a source of lithium.Not now regarded as a distinct mineral species, but as forming a series intermediate in composition between siderophyllite and polylithionite.
- 1850
The Zinnwald mica has been called Zinnwaldite.
J. D. Dana, System of Mineralogy (ed. 3) 361 - 1915
The potassium-lithium mica, zinnwaldite or cryophyllite, carries much more iron than magnesium.
Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences U.S.A. vol. 1 576 - 2017
Further pilot testing is planned on a range of materials including lepidolite, zinnwaldite and spodumene.
ENP Newswire (Nexis) 1 March
the world the earth minerals types of mineral silicates phyllosilicate [nouns] mica lepidolite varieties- zinnwaldite1850–A kind of mica containing lithium and iron, mined as a source of lithium.
- cryophyllite1866–A lithium- and iron-containing mica, now regarded as a variety of lepidolite.
- polylithionite1884–A mineral of the mica group that contains lithium (in a higher proportion than lepidolite, of which it was originally considered a variety) and…
- protolithionite1892–A form of mica resembling zinnwaldite but containing more lithium and less iron.
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
Frequency
zinnwaldite typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zinnwaldite 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 of zinnwaldite, 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 | 0.0061 |
| 1890 | 0.0059 |
| 1900 | 0.0058 |
| 1910 | 0.0071 |
| 1920 | 0.0081 |
| 1930 | 0.0089 |
| 1940 | 0.0087 |
| 1950 | 0.0079 |
| 1960 | 0.0078 |
| 1970 | 0.0074 |
| 1980 | 0.0056 |
| 1990 | 0.0047 |
| 2000 | 0.0037 |
| 2010 | 0.0034 |