zootechnicsnoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zootechnics mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zootechnics. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zootechnics?
| 1870 | 0.0016 |
| 1880 | 0.0018 |
| 1890 | 0.0016 |
| 1900 | 0.0017 |
| 1910 | 0.0022 |
| 1920 | 0.0029 |
| 1930 | 0.0032 |
| 1940 | 0.0034 |
| 1950 | 0.0036 |
| 1960 | 0.0037 |
| 1970 | 0.0035 |
| 1980 | 0.0031 |
| 1990 | 0.0027 |
| 2000 | 0.0024 |
| 2010 | 0.0019 |
How is the noun zootechnics pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zootechnics come from?
Earliest known use
1860s
The earliest known use of the noun zootechnics is in the 1860s.
OED's earliest evidence for zootechnics is from 1863, in Anthropol. Review.
Nearby entries
- zoosperm, n.1824–
- zoospermatic, adj.1845–79
- zoosporangiophore, n.1889–
- zoosporangium, n.1862–
- zoospore, n.1842–
- zoosporic, adj.1854–
- zoosporous, adj.1845–
- zoot, n.1942–
- zootaxy, n.1833–
- zootechnic, adj.1861–
- zootechnics, n.1863–
- zootechny, n.1841–
- zootheca, n.1852–
- zoothecium, n.1880–
- zootheism, n.1879–
- zootheist, n.1879–
- zootheistic, adj.1879–
- zoothome, n.1872–
- zootic, adj.1816–
- zootokon, n.1661
- zootomic, adj.1801–
Meaning & use
- 1863–
- 1863
The application of the facts furnished by zootechnics, namely, the examples of the races of domestic animals to the study of general anthropology.
Anthropol. Review vol. 1 303 - 1900
[In] the genus Homo..one can neither speak of the ‘species’, the ‘variety’, nor the ‘race’ in the sense that is usually attributed to these words in zoology or in zootechnics.
translation of J. Deniker, Races of Man (ed. 2) Introduction 4 - 2007
Darwin's concept of evolution as natural selection was extrapolated from the zootechnics of horses.
Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia vol. 63 672
- rearinga1398–The action or practice of bringing a person, animal, or (occasionally) plant to maturity or to a certain stage of growth; the breeding and…
- nourishing1615The action of nourish, v. (in various senses).
- conservation1646–67The action or practice of taking care of and looking after domestic animals. Obsolete.
- zoosophy1662–1848The knowledge or study of animals; spec. (a) animal husbandry; (b) the branch of biology concerned with animals and their development; zoology.
- culture1744–The rearing or raising of certain animals, such as fish, oysters, bees, etc., or the production of natural animal products such as silk.
- cultivation1791–The raising or improvement of animals, fish, etc., esp. for commercial purposes. Cf. culture, n. I.2b.
- zoogeny1826–The process of animal reproduction and development; the origin or evolution of animals or animal species. Also: a theory, doctrine, or account of…
- zootechny1841–The practice or activity of keeping domesticated or captive animals for any purpose; the science or technology of rearing, handling, and breeding…
- stock-keeping1844–
- animal husbandry1851–The branch of agriculture concerned with the breeding and rearing of livestock.
- ranching1851–The rearing of cattle on a ranch; stockbreeding. Also: the farming of game, fish, etc., for commercial purposes.
- conditioning1861–The act of bringing an animal, etc., into good condition.
- zootechnics1863–= zootechny, n.
- zooculture1873–The practice or activity of rearing and breeding domesticated or captive animals; cf. zootechny, n.
- zootrophy1877–1901The practice of rearing or tending animals. Obsolete. rare.
- animaliculture1879–The rearing of animals or livestock as a branch of industry or agriculture.
- mothering1922–Agriculture (originally New Zealand). The pairing of a motherless lamb with a ewe whose lamb has died. Also: the pairing of a lamb with its mother…
- stockmanship1959–The art of raising or looking after livestock.
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
zootechnics typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zootechnics 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 of zootechnics, n., 1870–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0016 |
| 1880 | 0.0018 |
| 1890 | 0.0016 |
| 1900 | 0.0017 |
| 1910 | 0.0022 |
| 1920 | 0.0029 |
| 1930 | 0.0032 |
| 1940 | 0.0034 |
| 1950 | 0.0036 |
| 1960 | 0.0037 |
| 1970 | 0.0035 |
| 1980 | 0.0031 |
| 1990 | 0.0027 |
| 2000 | 0.0024 |
| 2010 | 0.0019 |