zoophysicsnoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zoophysics mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoophysics. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How is the noun zoophysics pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zoophysics come from?
Earliest known use
1880s
The earliest known use of the noun zoophysics is in the 1880s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoophysics is from 1887, in the writing of E. Marwedel.
Nearby entries
- zoophile, n.1885–
- zoophilia, n.1894–
- zoophilic, adj.1884–
- zoophilism, n.1867–
- zoophilist, n.1829–
- zoophilite, n.1879–
- zoophilous, adj.1881–
- zoophily, n.1830–
- zoophobia, n.1888–
- zoophysical, adj.1820–
- zoophysics, n.1887–
- zoophysiology, n.1803–
- zoophytal, adj.1756–
- zoophyte, n.1606–
- zoophytic, adj.1808–
- zoophytical, adj.1779–
- zoophytish, adj.1854–80
- zoophytist, n.1814–62
- zoophytography, n.1735–1905
- zoophytoid, adj.1854–83
- zoophytological, adj.1823–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1887–The scientific study of the physical structure of animals; comparative anatomy.
- 1887
Prof. Thierry William Preyer..joined the university at Bonn, in 1865, as lecturer in zoochemistry and zoophysics.
E. Marwedel, Conscious Motherhood ii. xix. 552 - 1999
He listed bionomics as one of the five branches of zoological study, along with morphography; zoo-dynamics, zoo-physics, and zoo-chemistry.
Journal Hist. Biology vol. 32 469
- tetrapodology1764–1860A treatise on quadrupeds; the branch of zoology concerned with quadrupeds.
- zoophysiology1803–Animal physiology.
- animal science1819–(Originally) the branch of natural science or biology dealing with the animal kingdom (= zoology, n. 1) (now rare); spec. (in later use) zoological…
- zoochemistry1835–The biochemistry of animals.
- animal psychology1838–The study of animal behaviour; ethology.
- marine zoology1840–The study of animals living in the sea.
- palaeozoology1843–The branch of zoology that deals with extinct and fossil animals.
- zoogeography1851–The geographical distribution of animals; the branch of science dealing with this. Cf. biogeography, n., phytogeography, n.
- cainozoology1861–(See quot.)
- zoography1869–The geographical distribution of animals; the branch of science dealing with this; = zoogeography, n.
- ethology1874–Zoology. Originally: the scientific study of the natural history or ecology of animals (now historical and rare). In later use: the scientific…
- zoophysics1887–The scientific study of the physical structure of animals; comparative anatomy.
- animal behaviour1888–The behaviour of animals; (in later use) esp. the study of this as a branch of zoology (cf. ethology, n. 4).
- neontology1889–The branch of biology, esp. of zoology, concerned with extant or recently living organisms, as opposed to fossil or extinct forms. Often contrasted…
- zoopraxography1891–a. The branch of knowledge that deals with animal motion. b. A series of photographs of a moving subject, esp. an animal, used to portray…
- ethnozoology1899–The traditional knowledge and customs of a people concerning animals; the scientific study or description of this.
- An expert in or student of one or more of the behavioural sciences.
- zoosemiotics1963–(In plural with singular agreement) the study of communication through semiosis or the use of signs, within and across animal species.
Pronunciation
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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.
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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