phonocamptic

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adjective

reflective of sound.

OriginAncient Greek κάμπτω →
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Meanings

adjectivephonocamptic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletereflective of sound.

    […] magnifying the sound by the polyphonisms or repercussions of the rocks, caverns, and other phonocamptic objects below in the mount.

    1786, William Derham, Derham's Physico and Astro Theology

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκάμπτω“to bend”
  2. Englishphonocamptic

From phono- + Ancient Greek κάμπτω (kámptō, “to bend”) + -ic. Compare French phonocamptique.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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