Cymatics

//saɪˈmæ.tɪks// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The study of visible effects of sound and vibration. uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

Coined by Hans Jenny from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave”) + -ics.

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