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CYMATICS
Definition of CYMATICS
noun
The study of visible effects of sound and vibration.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
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).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.3%
of traced words share this origin (10,543)
branch · 12.3% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CYMATICS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 140, 7 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 32 days.
First found by a player on Day 140, 7 October 2026.
Built from these letters
CYMATICS starts with C and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read ACCIMSTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. C appears more than once.
Could you have found CYMATICS?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 140 - and most players walked straight past it.
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