zincographicadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective zincographic mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zincographic. 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 adjective zincographic?
| 1840 | 0.0034 |
| 1850 | 0.0038 |
| 1860 | 0.0036 |
| 1870 | 0.0035 |
| 1880 | 0.0039 |
| 1890 | 0.0033 |
| 1900 | 0.003 |
| 1910 | 0.0029 |
| 1920 | 0.0022 |
| 1930 | 0.002 |
| 1940 | 0.0018 |
| 1950 | 0.0014 |
| 1960 | 0.0012 |
| 1970 | 0.001 |
| 1980 | 0.0008 |
| 1990 | 0.0008 |
| 2000 | 0.0007 |
| 2010 | 0.0005 |
Where does the adjective zincographic come from?
Earliest known use
1850s
The earliest known use of the adjective zincographic is in the 1850s.
OED's earliest evidence for zincographic is from 1850, in the writing of David Ansted, geologist.
Nearby entries
- zincify, v.1801–
- 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–
- zincography, n.1834–
- zincoid, n.1842–
- zinc orange, n.1918–
- zincous, adj.1842–
- zinc-plate, n.1823–
- zinc-powder, n.1881–
- zinc roof, n.1883–
- zinc spar, n.1796–
- zinc-sponge, n.1902–
- zinc sulphide, n.1851–
Meaning & use
- 1850–Pertaining to or produced by zincography.Stressed as zincoˈgraphic.
- 1850
[Zinc] is also engraved on (instead of stone) for zincographic printing.
D. T. Ansted, Elementary Course of Geology §469 - 1870
The..zincographic plate is brought under the roller.
English Mechanic 14 January 429/3
society leisure the arts visual arts printmaking engraving intaglio printing [adjectives] engraved on or printed from zinc- zincographic1850–Pertaining to or produced by zincography.
Frequency
zincographic typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zincographic 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 zincographic, adj., 1840–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1840 | 0.0034 |
| 1850 | 0.0038 |
| 1860 | 0.0036 |
| 1870 | 0.0035 |
| 1880 | 0.0039 |
| 1890 | 0.0033 |
| 1900 | 0.003 |
| 1910 | 0.0029 |
| 1920 | 0.0022 |
| 1930 | 0.002 |
| 1940 | 0.0018 |
| 1950 | 0.0014 |
| 1960 | 0.0012 |
| 1970 | 0.001 |
| 1980 | 0.0008 |
| 1990 | 0.0008 |
| 2000 | 0.0007 |
| 2010 | 0.0005 |