Chladni

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UK/ˈklædni/US/ˈklɑːdni/

proper noun

A surname from German.

OriginSlovak chladný →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from German.

    Report on Mr. Chladni's Theory of Sound. […] Happily Mr. Chladni has done for the vibrations of elastictic[…]

    1809, William Nicholson, A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts, page 312

Origin

  1. Slovakchladný
  2. EnglishChladni

Probably borrowed into German from Slovak chladný.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Chladni. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chladni

MLA

“Chladni.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chladni. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chladni,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chladni.

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