zenographical, adj.

zenographical
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# zenographicaladjective

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zenographical mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zenographical. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the adjective zenographical pronounced?

#### British English

/ˌziːnə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪkəl/
zee-noh-GRAFF-i-kuhl

#### U.S. English

/ˌzinəˈɡræfɪkəl/
zee-nuh-GRAFF-i-kuhl

### Where does the adjective zenographical come from?

Earliest known use

1850s

The earliest known use of the adjective zenographical is in the 1850s.

OED's earliest evidence for zenographical is from 1853, in the writing of Dionysius Lardner, writer on science and public lecturer.

### Nearby entries

1. Zenker, n.¹ 1872–
2. Zenker, n.² 1894–
3. Zen-like, adj. a1908–
4. Zen master, n. 1907–
5. Zenned-out, adj. 1968–
6. Zennist, adj. & n. 1904–
7. zeno-, comb. form
8. zenocentric, adj. 1911–
9. Zenocratically, adv. 1588
10. zenographic, adj. 1853–
11. zenographical, adj.1853–
12. zenography, n. 1890–
13. Zenonian, adj.¹ & n.¹ 1654–
14. Zenonian, adj.² 1756–
15. Zenonian, adj.³ & n.² 1837–
16. Zenonic, adj.¹ 1779–
17. Zenonic, adj.² 1827–
18. Zenonism, n.¹ 1789–
19. Zenonism, n.² 1935–
20. zenzi-, comb. form
21. zenzic, n. & adj. 1557–71

## Meaning & use

Astronomy.

1. 1853–
   = zenographic adj.
   1. 1853

      > Belts not zenographical features, but atmospheric.

      D. Lardner, Hand-book of Natural Philosophy & Astronomy vol. III. ii. xv. 339 (heading)
   2. 1889

      > Zenographical Fragments, Part I, The Motions and Changes of the Markings of Jupiter in..1886–87.

      A. S. Williams (title)
   3. 1979

      > Mean zenographical latitude of the belts on Jupiter in the 1976-77 apparition.

      Strolling Astronomer vol. 28 112 (heading)
   astronomy
   1. zenographical 1853–
      = zenographic, adj.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/ˌziːnə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪkəl/
zee-noh-GRAFF-i-kuhl

### U.S. English

/ˌzinəˈɡræfɪkəl/
zee-nuh-GRAFF-i-kuhl

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##### 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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##### 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 /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### 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.

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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

Originally published as part of the entry for zeno-, comb. form

zeno-, comb. form was revised in June 2018.