English Explanatory Dictionary

cymatics

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of visible effects of sound and vibration.

Pronunciation

/saɪˈmæ.tɪks/

Word forms

cymatics

Etymology

Coined by Hans Jenny from Latin cȳmat(is) (“sprout, swelling, hollow sphere”) + -ics, stem of cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῡ́μᾰτος (kū́mătos, “wave, billow, swell, sprout, fetus”), genitive of κῦμα (kûma).

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