zoomagnetismnoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zoomagnetism mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoomagnetism. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zoomagnetism?
| 1850 | 0.0001 |
| 1860 | 0.0002 |
| 1870 | 0.0002 |
| 1880 | 0.0006 |
| 1890 | 0.0006 |
| 1900 | 0.0006 |
| 1910 | 0.0005 |
| 1920 | 0.0005 |
| 1930 | 0.0004 |
| 1940 | 0.0004 |
| 1950 | 0.00008 |
| 1960 | 0.00009 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0001 |
| 1990 | 0.0001 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |
How is the noun zoomagnetism pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zoomagnetism come from?
Earliest known use
1820s
The earliest known use of the noun zoomagnetism is in the 1820s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoomagnetism is from 1824, in the writing of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, critic, and philosopher.
Nearby entries
- zoologico-archaeologist, n.1864
- zoologist, n.1663–
- zoologize, v.1830–
- zoologizing, n.1815–
- zoology, n.1663–
- zoom, n.1917–
- 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–
Meaning & use
- 1824–A supposed invisible force having physical effects, considered to emanate from a living being and to account for the action of mesmerism (mesmerism n.) and some other phenomena; = animal magnetism n. (a).
- 1824
I felt a vehement impulse to try Zoo-magnetism, i.e. to try my hand at a resurrection.
S. T. Coleridge, Collected Letters (1971) vol. V. 350 - a1834
Imposture may indeed be grafted on Zoomagnetism.
S. T. Coleridge, Shorter Works & Fragm. (1995) vol. II. ii. 911 - 1864
Familiar with zoo-magnetism and clairvoyance.
T. Shorter, Two Worlds 19 - 1914
He says that the [dowsing] rod is moved by involuntary muscular contraction. I guess that it is moved by zoömagnetism.
H. Holt, On Cosmic Relations vol. I. ii.i. ix. 140 - 2004
He [sc. Coleridge] found a ready physiological explanation for Swedenborg's experiences in new theories of mesmerism (also known as animal magnetism or zoomagnetism).
H. J. Jackson in S. McNeilly, In search Absolute 9
- animal magnetism1784–a. A supposed force or emanation to which the action of mesmerism is attributed; (also) = mesmerism, n. (now historical); b. natural charm or…
- magnetism1784–Mesmerism; = animal magnetism, n. Now archaic.
- mesmerism1784–A therapeutic doctrine or system, first popularized by Mesmer, according to which a trained practitioner can induce a hypnotic state in a patient by…
- magnetizing1787–
- magnetization1801–The condition of being magnetized; the process or action of magnetizing something.
- zoomagnetism1824–A supposed invisible force having physical effects, considered to emanate from a living being and to account for the action of mesmerism (mesmerism…
- tellurism1832–An influence or principle thought of as pervading the natural world and responsible for the phenomena of animal magnetism; animal magnetism regarded…
- hypnotism1842–The process of hypnotizing, or artificially producing a state in which the subject appears to be in a deep sleep, without any power of changing his…
- pathetism1843–Mesmerism, hypnotism.
- zoistic magnetism1849–As in zoistic magnetism = animal magnetism.
- electrobiology1850–Mesmerism, esp. as inducing a state of suggestibility or as attributed to an electro-vital force.
- electropsychology1850–Mesmerism (cf. electrobiology, n. 2). Now historical.
- biologism1852–73= electrobiology, n. 2. Obsolete. rare.
- statuvolism1871–A state of trance brought about by one's own efforts; self-hypnosis.
- statuvolence1873–= statuvolism, n.
- braidism1882–The process of producing sleep or trance by causing the patient's attention to be intensely concentrated on some visual object; this process, which…
- hypnosis1882–Artificially produced sleep: esp. that induced by hypnotism; the hypnotic state.
- biomagnetism1887–= mesmerism, n. Now historical and rare.
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
zoomagnetism typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zoomagnetism is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zoomagnetism, n., 1850–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0001 |
| 1860 | 0.0002 |
| 1870 | 0.0002 |
| 1880 | 0.0006 |
| 1890 | 0.0006 |
| 1900 | 0.0006 |
| 1910 | 0.0005 |
| 1920 | 0.0005 |
| 1930 | 0.0004 |
| 1940 | 0.0004 |
| 1950 | 0.00008 |
| 1960 | 0.00009 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0001 |
| 1990 | 0.0001 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |