zincingadjective & noun
Factsheet
Where does the word zincing come from?
Earliest known use
1840s
The earliest known use of the word zincing is in the 1840s.
OED's earliest evidence for zincing is from 1841, in Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal.
How common is the word zincing?
| 1830 | 0.0069 |
| 1840 | 0.0068 |
| 1850 | 0.0067 |
| 1860 | 0.0065 |
| 1870 | 0.0078 |
| 1880 | 0.0081 |
| 1890 | 0.0089 |
| 1900 | 0.0079 |
| 1910 | 0.0072 |
| 1920 | 0.0065 |
| 1930 | 0.0057 |
| 1940 | 0.0042 |
| 1950 | 0.0029 |
| 1960 | 0.0014 |
| 1970 | 0.0007 |
| 1980 | 0.0005 |
| 1990 | 0.0005 |
| 2000 | 0.0004 |
| 2010 | 0.0004 |
How is the word zincing pronounced?
British English
Nearby entries
- zinc-dust, n.1877–
- zinc finger, n.1987–
- zinc-foil, n.1851–
- zinc green, n.1847–
- zinc-grey | zinc-gray, n.1881–
- zincian, adj.1930–
- zincic, adj.1860–
- zinciferous, adj.1820–
- zincification, n.1891–
- zincify, v.1801–
- zincing, adj. & n.1841–
- zinc-iron, n. & adj.1849–
- zincite, n.1854–
- zinckenite, n.1835–
- zinco, n.1887–
- zinco-, comb. form
- zincode, n.1839–
- zincograph, n.1888–
- zincograph, v.1865–
- zincographer, n.1839–
- zincographic, adj.1850–
Meaning & use
- 1841–See zinc v.
- 1841
Improvements..in tinning or zincing metal.
Civil Engineer & Architect's Journal vol. 4 328/2 - 1843
An estimate for zinking the suspension bridge at Hungerford Market.
Pract. Mechanic & Engineer's Magazine vol. 2 342 - 1891
Parkes's process, or, as it is now frequently called, ‘zincing’.
J. A. Phillips, Elements of Metallurgy (ed. 3) 700
society occupation and work industry working with specific materials working with metal [nouns] coating with metal with specific metals- leadingc1440–The action of lead, v.² A covering, framing, or mending with lead.
- tinningc1440–Coating, lining, or plating with tin; working at tin-ware.
- foilinga1582–The action or process of backing (glass) with foil.
- quickening1738–99= quicking, n.³
- electroplating1840–The process of coating an article with metal by means of electrolysis. Frequently attributive.
- electrocoppering1841–The application of a coating of copper by electroplating.
- zincing1841–
- retinning1843–
- palladiumizinga1851–64The process of coating or plating something with palladium.
- acierage1852–The action or process of coating metal, esp. an engraved copper plate, with a thin layer of steel by means of an electric current.
- platinizing1853–= platinization, n.
- nickelization1857–The process of coating something with nickel or with a nickel alloy.
- quicking1863–The action or process of coating metal with mercury or a solution containing mercury so as to facilitate the adherence of a layer of gold or silver…
- brassingc1865–The process or art of coating with brass.
- copperingc1865–
- nickel plating1870–The action or process of coating something with a thin layer of nickel. Also: a coating of nickel.
- nickelling1875–The process of coating something with nickel or with a nickel alloy.
- steel-facing1884–The process of covering an engraved metal plate with a film of steel to increase its durability.
- brazing1886–The action of the verbs braze, v.¹, braze, v.² Coating with brass.
- aluminizing1890–The action or process of spraying or coating with aluminium.
- electrogalvanizing1897–= electroplating, n. (frequently attributive).
- sherardizing1901–
- calorizing1930–The coating (of a metal) with aluminium by a process involving heat.
- aluminization1932–The action or process of spraying or coating something with aluminium.
- stelliting1934–
- anodizing1936–
- anodization1952–The process of anodizing.
- flame-plating1954–(See quots.).
Pronunciation
British 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.
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Frequency
zincing typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zincing 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 zincing, adj. & 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 | 0.0069 |
| 1840 | 0.0068 |
| 1850 | 0.0067 |
| 1860 | 0.0065 |
| 1870 | 0.0078 |
| 1880 | 0.0081 |
| 1890 | 0.0089 |
| 1900 | 0.0079 |
| 1910 | 0.0072 |
| 1920 | 0.0065 |
| 1930 | 0.0057 |
| 1940 | 0.0042 |
| 1950 | 0.0029 |
| 1960 | 0.0014 |
| 1970 | 0.0007 |
| 1980 | 0.0005 |
| 1990 | 0.0005 |
| 2000 | 0.0004 |
| 2010 | 0.0004 |