zincodenoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zincode mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zincode. 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 noun zincode?
| 1830 | 0.052 |
| 1840 | 0.053 |
| 1850 | 0.048 |
| 1860 | 0.042 |
| 1870 | 0.04 |
| 1880 | 0.033 |
| 1890 | 0.027 |
| 1900 | 0.013 |
| 1910 | 0.0049 |
| 1920 | 0.0014 |
| 1930 | 0.0004 |
| 1940 | 0.0002 |
| 1950 | 0.0003 |
| 1960 | 0.0003 |
| 1970 | 0.0002 |
| 1980 | 0.0002 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0003 |
| 2010 | 0.0003 |
How is the noun zincode pronounced?
British English
Where does the noun zincode come from?
Earliest known use
1830s
The earliest known use of the noun zincode is in the 1830s.
OED's only evidence for zincode is from 1839, in the writing of J. F. Daniell.
zincode is a borrowing from Latin.
Etymons: Latin zincum, Greek ὁδός.
Nearby entries
- zincian, adj.1930–
- zincic, adj.1860–
- zinciferous, adj.1820–
- zincification, n.1891–
- 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–
Etymology
Meaning & use
- 1839–The positive (zinc) plate (anode) of a voltaic cell.
- 1839
The decomposition was allowed to proceed till twenty cubic inches of hydrogen had been collected from the platinode, and nine cubic inches of oxygen from the zincode.
J. F. Daniell in Philosophical Transactions (Royal Society) vol. 129 99
the world matter physics electromagnetic radiation electricity galvanism, voltaism [nouns] pole positive plate or pole- anode1834–strictly, as applied by Faraday: The path by which an electric current leaves the positive pole, and enters the electrolyte, on its way to the…
- zincode1839–The positive (zinc) plate (anode) of a voltaic cell.
- zincoid1842–= zincode, n.
- zinc1876–(With pl.) A plate of zinc used as the electropositive metal in a voltaic battery. (Cf. zincode, n.)
- positive1881–The positive terminal, plate, etc., of an electrical cell, battery, or system. Cf. negative, n. II.8.
Pronunciation
British English
Consonants
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- 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
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- 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
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Frequency
zincode typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zincode 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 zincode, 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 | 0.052 |
| 1840 | 0.053 |
| 1850 | 0.048 |
| 1860 | 0.042 |
| 1870 | 0.04 |
| 1880 | 0.033 |
| 1890 | 0.027 |
| 1900 | 0.013 |
| 1910 | 0.0049 |
| 1920 | 0.0014 |
| 1930 | 0.0004 |
| 1940 | 0.0002 |
| 1950 | 0.0003 |
| 1960 | 0.0003 |
| 1970 | 0.0002 |
| 1980 | 0.0002 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0003 |
| 2010 | 0.0003 |