Revised 2017
† zoomechanicaladjective
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What does the adjective zoomechanical mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zoomechanical. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the 1890s.
Where does the adjective zoomechanical come from?
Earliest known use
1890s
The only known use of the adjective zoomechanical is in the 1890s.
OED's only evidence for zoomechanical is from 1897, in Natural Science.
Nearby entries
- zoom, v.¹1886–
- Zoom, v.²2014–
- zoom, int.1856–
- zoomable, adj.1972–
- zoomagnetism, n.1824–
- zooman, n.1871–
- zoomancy, n.1888–
- zoomania, n.1807–
- zoomantist, n.1861
- Zoomar, n.1946–
- zoomechanical, adj.1897
- zoomechanics, n.1888–1903
- zoomelanin, n.1858–
- zoometric, adj.1892–
- zoometry, n.1878–
- zooming, n.1892–
- zooming, adj.1904–
- zoom lens, n.1932–
- zoomorph, n.1883–
- zoomorphic, adj.1849–
- zoomorphism, n.1822–
Meaning & use
Obsolete rare.
- 1897Of or relating to zoomechanics.
- 1897
Roux claims that zoomechanical methods are of primary importance.
Natural Science June 412
- zoochemical1844–a. adj. Of or relating to zoochemistry (now rare); b. n.any of various types of biologically active compound found in animals or their products…
- palaeozoological1866–Of or relating to palaeozoology.
- zoophysical1868–†a. Of or relating to a life force or vital force; of or relating to animal magnetism (obsolete); b. of or relating to zoophysics (now rare).
- zoogeographic1875–Of or relating to zoogeography; = zoogeographical, adj.
- ethological1880–Zoology. Of or relating to the science of ethology (ethology, n. 4).
- faunological1884–Of or pertaining to faunology.
- marine zoological1885–Of or relating to marine zoology.
- zoometric1892–Of or relating to zoometry.
- neontological1896–Of or relating to neontology.
- zoomechanical1897Of or relating to zoomechanics.