Etymology

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Today it means: warping of the Earth's crust on a massive scale, resulting in domes and basins Full definition →

Ancient Greek κῦμα, κύματος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκῦμα, κύματος“wave”
  2. English todaycymatogeny

From Ancient Greek κῦμα, κύματος (kûma, kúmatos, “wave”) + -geny.

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