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cymatic

/saɪˈmæ.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cy-mat-ic
IPA
/saɪˈmæ.tɪk/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to cymatics.

adj

Describing any secondary effect of sound or similar vibrations.

Etymology

First attested in 1828, from Latin cȳmat(is) (“sprout, swelling, hollow sphere”) + -ic, stem of cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῡ́μᾰτος (kū́mătos, “wave, billow, swell, sprout, fetus”), genitive of κῦμα (kûma). Compare the latter cymatics (1966) and the earlier Latin cȳmaticus (1753).

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Questions

How do you pronounce cymatic?
The recorded pronunciation is /saɪˈmæ.tɪk/.
What does cymatic mean?
Of or pertaining to cymatics.
Where does cymatic come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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