cymatics
English edit
Etymology edit
Coined by Hans Jenny from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “wave”) + -ics.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cymatics (uncountable)
- (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.