zincography, n.

zincography
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zincographynoun

## Earlier version

- zincography in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zincography mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zincography. 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 noun zincography?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1830 | 0.006
1840 | 0.0084
1850 | 0.0091
1860 | 0.01
1870 | 0.012
1880 | 0.012
1890 | 0.012
1900 | 0.011
1910 | 0.0092
1920 | 0.0078
1930 | 0.006
1940 | 0.0051
1950 | 0.0047
1960 | 0.0043
1970 | 0.0038
1980 | 0.0031
1990 | 0.0032
2000 | 0.0029
2010 | 0.0025

### How is the noun zincography pronounced?

#### British English

/zɪŋˈkɒɡrəfi/

#### U.S. English

/zɪŋˈkɑɡrəfi/

### Where does the noun zincography come from?

Earliest known use

1830s

The earliest known use of the noun zincography is in the 1830s.

OED's only evidence for zincography is from 1834, in New Monthly Magazine.

zincography is formed within English, by compounding.

Etymons: zinco- comb. form, ‑graphy comb. form.

### Nearby entries

1. zinc-iron, n. & adj. 1849–
2. zincite, n. 1854–
3. zinckenite, n. 1835–
4. zinco, n. 1887–
5. zinco-, comb. form
6. zincode, n. 1839–
7. zincograph, n. 1888–
8. zincograph, v. 1865–
9. zincographer, n. 1839–
10. zincographic, adj. 1850–
11. zincography, n.1834–
12. zincoid, n. 1842–
13. zinc orange, n. 1918–
14. zincous, adj. 1842–
15. zinc-plate, n. 1823–
16. zinc-powder, n. 1881–
17. zinc roof, n. 1883–
18. zinc spar, n. 1796–
19. zinc-sponge, n. 1902–
20. zinc sulphide, n. 1851–
21. zinc white, n. 1847–

## Etymology

< zinco- comb. form + ‑graphy comb. form.

## Meaning & use

1. 1834–
   The art or process of engraving or etching designs on zinc, or of printing from such designs.
   1. 1834

      > The art of zincography has several advantages over that of lithography.

      New Monthly Magazine vol. 42 523
   engraving and etching
   1. zincography 1834–
      The art or process of engraving or etching designs on zinc, or of printing from such designs.
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## Pronunciation

### British English

/zɪŋˈkɒɡrəfi/

### U.S. English

/zɪŋˈkɑɡrəfi/

####

##### 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.

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 /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.

## Frequency

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

zincography 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 zincography, n., 1830–2010

* 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
--- | ---
1830 | 0.006
1840 | 0.0084
1850 | 0.0091
1860 | 0.01
1870 | 0.012
1880 | 0.012
1890 | 0.012
1900 | 0.011
1910 | 0.0092
1920 | 0.0078
1930 | 0.006
1940 | 0.0051
1950 | 0.0047
1960 | 0.0043
1970 | 0.0038
1980 | 0.0031
1990 | 0.0032
2000 | 0.0029
2010 | 0.0025

## Compounds & derived words

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1. zincographer, n. 1839–
   One who practises zincography, an engraver on zinc.

1. zincographic, adj. 1850–
   Pertaining to or produced by zincography.

1. photozincography, n. 1860–
   Photolithography using a zinc plate.

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

zincography, n. was last modified in December 2024.