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語源

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).

発音

• IPA: /saɪˈmæ.tɪks/

名詞

cymatics (uncountable)

1. (physics) The study of visible effects of sound and vibration.
   • 1966, Photographic Applications in Science and Technology, I-II, page 83:

     A 25-minute color film and 50 black-and-white single frames were drawn from Dr. Hans Jenny’s experiments with cymatics — the structure and dynamics of waves and vibrations.

関連する語

• cymatic