tonotopic

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adjective

Having the quality of being spatially organized by tone or frequency.

OriginEnglish tono- ← Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) ← Proto-Hellenic *tónos →
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Meanings

adjectivetonotopic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving the quality of being spatially organized by tone or frequency.
  2. not comparableOccupying a space dependent on frequency.
  3. not comparableHaving an orientation dependent on a frequency.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tónos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tónos
  4. Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
  5. Englishtono-
  6. Englishtonotopic

From tono- + -topic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tonotopic

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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