cymatograph
cymatograph · cymatographs
An instrument for compounding the resultant of two parallel, simple, harmonic wavesAn instrument for compounding the resultant of two parallel, simple, harmonic waves.
/saɪˈmætəʊɡɹɑːf/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete, rare)An instrument for compounding the resultant of two parallel, simple, harmonic waves.
Origin
From Latin cȳmat(is) (“sprout, swelling, hollow sphere”) + -o- + -graph, stem of cȳma, froFrom Latin cȳmat(is) (“sprout, swelling, hollow sphere”) + -o- + -graph, stem of cȳma, from Ancient Greek κῡ́μᾰτος (kū́mătos, “wave, billow, swell, sprout, fetus”), genitive of κῦμα (kûma). Compare cymograph.
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Forms
plural: cymatographs| Singular | cymatograph |
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