< the name of Carl Zeiss (1816–88), German optical instrument maker, who founded a company manufacturing optical instruments in Jena in 1846.
Meaning & use
1876–
attributive. Designating lenses and optical equipment (esp. binoculars) manufactured by the firm founded by Carl Zeiss. Esp. in Zeiss binoculars.
A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
1876
Having referred to the Zeiss lenses, I ought in justice to add that I find them..well worthy the attention of all who may not require the highest attainable perfection.
Monthly Microsc. Journal February 96
1905
Now I will stop, and use my Zeiss glass on the land, which is getting nearer.
W. James, Letter 3 April (1920) vol. II. 224
1912
He had his Zeiss glasses in his hand.
A. Conan Doyle, Lost World viii. 126
1938
I have worshipped her from afar... All last June, through Zeiss glasses.
S. Beckett, Murphy iv. 60
1971
There were..Zeiss binoculars..at the back of the glove compartment.
R. Dentry, Encounter at Kharmel vii. 127
1983
The luckiest found Leica cameras and Zeiss binoculars.
T. Pocock, 1945 vii. 217
2016
It has a 20x zoom and versatile Zeiss lens, capable of capturing wide angle and telephoto scenes.
Sunday Times (Nexis) 7 February (Features section) 34
attributive. Designating lenses and optical equipment (esp. binoculars) manufactured by the firm founded by Carl Zeiss. Esp. in Zeiss binoculars. A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.
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.
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.
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